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| | Encyclopedia: August-Kekulé (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Benzene, C6 H6, PhH, or benzol is a colorless and flammable liquid with a pleasant, sweet smell. |
 | | Archibald Scott Couper (1831-1892) was the author of On a New Chemical Theory, Philosophical Magazine 16, 104-116 (1858) [as excerpted in Alembic Club Reprint #21, On a New Chemical Theory and Researches on Salicylic Acid[1]] Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz claimed to solve the structure of Benzene... |
 | | In 1895 Kekule was enobled by Emperor William II, giving him the right to add "von Stradonitz" to his name, referring to an ancient possession of his family in Stradonice, Bohemia. |
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