Monosubstituted Benzenes

Vocabulary flashcards covering common monosubstituted benzene compounds and the phenyl group definition.

bromobenzene

A benzene ring with a bromine substituent ($Br$).

chlorobenzene

A benzene ring with a chlorine substituent ($Cl$).

nitrobenzene

A benzene ring with a nitro group ($-NO_2$).

ethylbenzene

A benzene ring with an ethyl group ($-CH_2CH_3$).

toluene

A benzene ring with a methyl group ($-CH_3$).

phenol

A benzene ring with a hydroxyl group ($-OH$).

aniline

A benzene ring with an amino group ($-NH_2$).

benzenesulfonic acid

A benzene ring with a sulfonic acid group ($-SO_3H$).

anisole

A benzene ring with a methoxy group ($-OCH_3$).

styrene

A benzene ring with a vinyl group ($-CH=CH_2$).

benzaldehyde

A benzene ring with an aldehyde group ($-CHO$).

benzoic acid

A benzene ring with a carboxyl group ($-COOH$).

benzonitrile

A benzene ring with a cyano group ($-CN$).

phenyl group

A term used when the benzene ring is a substituent.