How do i come up with a condensed formula for the benzene rings and the cyclos?

Like... 1,2-dimethylcyclohexane How is a condensed structure wrote from it?

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anor277
Apr 2, 2018

Well cyclohexane has a formula of #C_6H_12#...one so-called degree of unsaturation.

Explanation:

And so for #"1,2-dimethylcyclohexane"# we gots #"1,2-"Me_2C_6H_10#...on the other hand, the benzene has FOUR degrees of unsaturation....i.e. three formal double bonds, and the carbocylic ring...

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