Carbocyclic aromatic compounds

As is broadly true for aromatic compounds, the a- or benzylic position of alkyl substituents exhibits special reactivity. This includes susceptibility to radical reactions, because of the. stabilization provided the radical intermediates. In indole derivatives, the reactivity of a-substituents towards nucleophilic substitution is greatly enhanced by participation of the indole nitrogen. This effect is strongest at C3, but is also present at C2 and to some extent in the carbocyclic ring. The effect is enhanced by N-deprotonation. 

Carbocyclic compounds are very usefully divided into (a) saturated (alicyclic) compounds, (b) aromatic compounds and (c) the intermediate partially unsaturated (alicyclic) compounds. Heterocyclic compounds can be subdivided in exactly the same way, and equally usefully. 

Cyclic Hydrocarbons. These are structures in which the carbon atoms form a ring instead of an open chain. They are also called carbocyclic or homocyclic compounds. They are divided into two classes alicyclic (or cycloaliphatic) and aromatic compounds. 

Other Carbocyclic Aromatic Compounds Reduction of Carbocyclic Rings... 

Q Carbocyclic Aromatic Compounds without Halogen Substituents... 

Before the advent of the petrochemical industry carbocyclic aromatic compounds, such as naphthalene, phenol, and pyridine, provided the source of many important industrial chemicals including dyestuffs, while the monocyclic compounds continue to play an important role as fuels and starting materials. 

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