Arenes

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    • What are arenes?
      Cyclic hydrocarbons with a planar shape, where the pie electrons are stabilised by electron delocalisation.
    • What is the formula from the number of pie electrons there must be in an arene?
      4n + 2
    • What is a phenyl group?
      A benzene ring with a hydrogen replaced by another group.
    • How does benzene react with substances?
      By electrophilic substitution.
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