Cyclohexene [figure] is type of an organic compound.
- Benzenoid aromatic
- Benzenoid non-aromatic
- Acyclic
- Alicyclic
Answer
(4) Alicyclic
Solution
Cyclohexene: a closed ring of carbon atoms (carbocyclic) with one C=C, no benzene ring
⇒ not benzenoid (no benzene ring), not aromatic (no cyclic 6π conjugation), not acyclic (it has a ring)
∴ it behaves like an aliphatic compound with a ring ⇒ alicyclic
Answer: (4)