Kekulé formula

/ (ˈkɛkjəˌleɪ) /


noun
  1. a representation of the benzene molecule as six carbon atoms at the corners of a regular hexagon with alternate double and single bonds joining them and with one hydrogen atom bound to each carbon atom: See benzene ring

Origin of Kekulé formula

1
C19: named after Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–96), German chemist

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