Species, usually transient, derived formally by the abstraction of a hydrogen atom from each of two ring atoms of an arene. The name for specific compounds requires the numerical prefix di-. E.g. 1,8-didehydronaphthalene or naphthalene-1,8-diyl.
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1,2-Didehydroarenes are called arynes and are commonly represented with a formal triple bond.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1331 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)