Interpretation: Some organic compounds with phenyl groups are safe to eat even after knowing that Benzene is poisonous and proven a carcinogen needs to be concluded.
Concept Introduction: The parent compound of the large family of organic compounds is benzene; it is a carcinogen compound that causes cancer.
Answer to Problem 57A
Some organic compounds with phenyl groups are safe to eat as a compound containing the phenyl group does not have the biological activity same as benzene.
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: Benzene is poisonous and has proven a carcinogen. Compounds containing Benzene rings, such as Benzaldehyde, are commonly used in the foods we eat.
Compounds like Benzaldehyde are common and safe in the food we eat as some organic compounds with phenyl groups do not have the biological activity same as Benzene. For example- nearly all Proteins in our body contain the amino acids- Phenylalanine and Tyrosine, both of which have a Phenyl group. Our blood constantly carries these amino acids in their free forms.
Some organic compounds with phenyl groups are safe to eat as a compound containing the Phenyl group does not have the biological activity same as Benzene.
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