AMAZING INVENTIONS
DO U KNOW HOW THE BENZENE RING FORMED?
For years, the german chemist, friedrich august von strandonitz tried to figure out how the atoms were arranged in the molecule of a very important chemical, benzene. no arrangement seemed to explain benzene's properties. In 1865, he was on a horse drawn bus and fell into a semi-doze in which(according to his own account) he saw atoms whirling in a dance; suddenly, the tall end of one chain attached itself to the head end and formed a spinning ring. the "benzene ring" is just about the best-known and most commonly used structure in the symbolic formulas of organic chemistry.
For years, the german chemist, friedrich august von strandonitz tried to figure out how the atoms were arranged in the molecule of a very important chemical, benzene. no arrangement seemed to explain benzene's properties. In 1865, he was on a horse drawn bus and fell into a semi-doze in which(according to his own account) he saw atoms whirling in a dance; suddenly, the tall end of one chain attached itself to the head end and formed a spinning ring. the "benzene ring" is just about the best-known and most commonly used structure in the symbolic formulas of organic chemistry.
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7/18/2005 10:43:00 AM
