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  2. August Kekulé - Wikipedia

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    Kekulé structure of benzene with alternating double bonds. Kekulé's most famous work was on the structure of benzene. [3] In 1865 Kekulé published a paper in French (for he was then still in Belgium) suggesting that the structure contained a six-membered ring of carbon atoms with alternating single and double bonds. [11]

  3. o-Cymene - Wikipedia

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    Its structure consists of a benzene ring ortho-substituted with a methyl group and an isopropyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

  4. Benzoic acid - Wikipedia

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    ɪ k /) is a white (or colorless) solid organic compound with the formula C 6 H 5 COOH, whose structure consists of a benzene ring (C 6 H 6) with a carboxyl (−C(=O)OH) substituent. The benzoyl group is often abbreviated "Bz" (not to be confused with "Bn," which is used for benzyl ), thus benzoic acid is also denoted as BzOH, since the benzoyl ...

  5. Benzene - Wikipedia

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    Here Kekulé spoke of the creation of the theory. He said that he had discovered the ring shape of the benzene molecule after having a reverie or day-dream of a snake biting its own tail (a symbol in ancient cultures known as the ouroboros). [40] This vision, he said, came to him after years of studying the nature of carbon-carbon bonds.

  6. History of chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Cavendish discovered hydrogen as a colorless, odourless gas that burns and can form an explosive mixture with air, and published a paper on the production of water by burning inflammable air (that is, hydrogen) in dephlogisticated air (now known to be oxygen), the latter a constituent of atmospheric air (phlogiston theory).

  7. Aromatic compound - Wikipedia

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    Heteroarenes are aromatic compounds, where at least one methine or vinylene (-C= or -CH=CH-) group is replaced by a heteroatom: oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. [3] Examples of non-benzene compounds with aromatic properties are furan, a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring that includes a single oxygen atom, and pyridine, a heterocyclic compound with a six-membered ring containing one ...

  8. Benzaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Benzaldehyde (C 6 H 5 CHO) is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring with a formyl substituent. It is among the simplest aromatic aldehydes and one of the most industrially useful. It is a colorless liquid with a characteristic almond-like odor, and is commonly used in cherry-flavored sodas. [5]

  9. Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

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    Phase I reactions occur by adding an oxygen to either of the benzene rings by Cytochrome P450. [49] The type of P450 present also determines where the oxygen will be added; phenobarbital (PB)-induced P450s catalyze oxygenation to the meta-para positions of PCBs while 3-methylcholanthrene (3MC)-induced P450s add oxygens to the ortho – meta ...