Benzophenone is also known as:
Correct answer: C. Diphenyl Ketone
- A. Biphenyl
- B. Dimethyl Ketone
- C. Diphenyl Ketone
- D. Methylphenyl Ketone
Explanation
Benzophenone is a widely used building block in organic chemistry, being the parent diarylketone. Benzophenone. Names. Preferred IUPAC name. Diphenylmethanone.
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Benzene has a planar ring of delocalised π electrons, giving aromatic stability and equal carbon-carbon bond lengths. The topic covers resonance, electrophilic substitution reactions such as nitration, halogenation, sulphonation and Friedel-Crafts reactions, along with substituent effects and the distinction between substitution in benzene and addition in ordinary alkenes.
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