Chemist no. 14 of 350 · Organic
August Kekulé
1829-1896Germany
Structure of benzene; valence theory
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Kekulé and the Benzene Ring: The Structure That Built Organic Chemistry
How August Kekulé proposed the ring structure of benzene in 1865, why it mattered, and what JAM, NET and GATE students must remember about it.
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August Kekulé: The Architect Who Drew the Structure of Organic Chemistry
Complete biography of August Kekulé, the German chemist who gave us carbon's four bonds and the benzene ring: early life, career, honours and legacy.
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Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.
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- Justus von LiebigmentorHeinrich Willdoctoral
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