Kekulé formula

English

Etymology

After Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896).

Noun

Kekulé formula (plural Kekulé formulas or Kekulé formulae)

  1. (organic chemistry) A skeletal formula, especially a schematic representation of benzene as a hexagon made up of alternating single and double lines that represent alternating single and double bonds
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