Thermochemistry calculations with cyclohexane.
Cyclohexane has one double bond. Upon hydrogenation, this breaks and releases -120kjMol-1. If we multiply this by 3 for Kekule's benzene = -360KjMol-1. The actual value for benzene is -208KjMol-1, making it 150kjMol-1 more stable.
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