CHE-026L: Inorganic and Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Laboratory Activity Sheet #10

Name: _______________________________________________
Zeian Jacob Bayla Class number: ______
Section: ____________
BSMLS-L M/T/Th/F
Schedule: ________________________ Date: _____________
8/31/21

ACTIVITY NO.10
STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

Learning Objectives
At the end of the activity, you will be able to:
• Identify aromatic hydrocarbons based from their structural formula.
• Determine the physical state of aromatic hydrocarbons based on the number of their substituents.
• Identify the type of polyaromatic hydrocarbon present in the parent structure of the aromatic compounds.

Materials
• Pen, Module 10 Lecture Notes

Introduction
Aromatic hydrocarbons are the third class of unsaturated hydrocarbons; the alkenes and alkynes are the
other two classes. Benzene ring is the basic unit structure of all aromatic hydrocarbons. Benzene is a flat,
symmetrical molecule with a molecular formula of C6H6 and has a structural formula that is often formalized as
that of a cyclohexatriene. The location of double bonds in benzene ring can be drawn in 1,3,5 positions or 2,4,6
positions which can also be denoted as a “circle-in-the-ring”. Benzene and benzene derivatives, like other
hydrocarbons, are insoluble in water and less dense than water. Benzene is a good solvent for nonpolar
substances.
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are shared between rings. They
are composed of two or more aromatic rings joined together. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons are also known as
fused-ring hydrocarbons or polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. As you progress in this activity, you will learn
identify aromatic hydrocarbons based from their structural formula. You will know how to determine the physical
state (liquid or solid) of aromatic hydrocarbons based on the number of their substituents. Lastly, you will also
know how to identify the type of polyaromatic hydrocarbon present in the parent structure of the aromatic
compounds.

A. Identification of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

Procedure:
1. Read and refer to your Module 10 Lecture Notes.
2. In the Activity Sheet, identify the following cyclic structures if it is aromatic or not. Write “AROMATIC”
if is an aromatic hydrocarbon and write “NOT” if it is not an aromatic hydrocarbon.
3. Write your answer before each number.

B. Physical state of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

Procedure:
1. In the Activity Sheet, ENCIRCLE the compound if it is a liquid and BOX the compound if it is a solid
at room temperature.
2. Benzene, monosubstituted benzenes (benzenes with one substituent), and disubstituted benzenes
(benzenes with two substituents) are LIQUID at room temperature.
3. Polysubstituted benzenes (benzenes with three or more than three substituents) are SOLID at room
temperature.

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Example:

– It is a LIQUID because it is a monosubstituted benzene.

– It is a LIQUID because it is a disubstituted benzene.

– It is a SOLID because it is a polysubstituted benzene.

C. Identification of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons.

Procedure:
1. In the Activity Sheet, identify what type of common polyaromatic hydrocarbon is present in the given
structural formula of compounds.
2. It is NAPTHALENE if it has this kind of parent structure:

or

3. It is ANTHRACENE if it has this kind of parent structure:

or

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4. It is PHENANTHRENE if it has this kind of parent structure:

or

5. It is BENZOPYRENE if it has this kind of parent structure:

or

4. Write your answer before each number.

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Name: _______________________________________________
Zeian Jacob Bayla Class number: ______
Section: ____________
BSMLS-L M/T/Th/F
Schedule: ________________________ Date: _____________
8-31-21

ACTIVITY SHEET

A. Identification of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

NOT
_______________1. AROMATIC
_______________6.

AROMATIC
_______________2. AROMATIC
_______________7.

AROMATIC
_______________3. NOT
_______________8.

AROMATIC
_______________4. AROMATIC
_______________9.

AROMATIC
_______________5. AROMATIC
_______________10.

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B. Physical State of Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

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C. Identification of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons.

NAPTHALENE
_______________1. ANTHRACENE
_______________6.

PHENANTHRENE
_______________2. NAPTHALENE
_______________7.

_______________3.
PHENANTHRENE _______________8.
BENZOPYRENE

_______________4.
ANTHRACENE NAPTHALENE
_______________9.

_______________5.
BENZOPYRENE ANTHRACENE
_______________10.

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References:
• Stoker, H. S. (2013). General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (6th ed.). Brooks/Cole, Cengage
Learning.
• Denniston, Katherine J. (2017). General, Organic, and Biochemistry (9th ed.) McGraw-Hill Education

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