Dewar benzene:
Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexa-2,5-diene;
a nonaromatic
constitutional
isomer of benzene.
Named for Sir James Dewar (British chemist and physicist;
inventor of the Dewar
flask, which is the basic technology of the modern
thermos bottle) who (incorrectly) proposed this structure
for benzene
in 1867.
Molecular
Structure of Dewar Benzene
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| Bond-line structure | Ball and spoke |
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Space-filling
model |
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Molecular
model kit |