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Para (p)

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

In the context of organic chemistry, specifically when discussing benzene and aromaticity, "para" refers to the positioning of substituents on a benzene ring where they are located opposite each other, with two carbon atoms between them. This is one of the configurations used in naming aromatic compounds based on their structure.

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