Answer to Question #228989 in Organic Chemistry for Moe

Question

Which one of the following statements about benzene is CORRECT?
A. Benzene contains a six-membered ring with alternating shorter C=C
bonds and longer C−C bonds.
B. Each carbon atom in a benzene ring is sp3 hybridized, which accounts for
the fact that the ring is planar.
C. Benzene always behaves as a weak electrophile in the reactions it
undergoes.
D. Benzene reacts with bromine, in the presence of a Lewis acid like FeBr3,
in a substitution reaction.
E. Benzene demonstrates a high degree of unsaturation and it therefore
undergoes addition reactions.

Answer 1

D. Benzene reacts with bromine, in the presence of a Lewis acid like FeBr3,

in a substitution reaction.