Benzene
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, C(6)H(6), is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid that is insoluble in water.Its boiling point is 80 degrees C (176 degrees F). In the past was obtained from
the distillation of coal in the absence of air. Today most is made syntheticallyfrom petroleum products.
The is a closed ring of six a ....
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.... , makes a satisfactory . In Europe, mixed with other
compounds has long been added to motor fuels.
was isolated in 1825 by Michael Faraday, but its structure remained amystery for 40 years. The problem was perplexing because the C(6)H(6) formula indicateda high degree of unsaturation, but does not display the reactivity characteristic of
such compounds.
In 1865, German chemist Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz proposed thatbenzene is structurally a planar hexagon in which the six c ....
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