kekule

• Nom propre relatif au chimiste allemand connu pour la découverte de la structure cyclique du benzène.

A proper noun referring to a German chemist known for discovering the ring structure of benzene.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. German organic chemistC1formalscientific

   Friedrich August Kekulé (1829–1896), a German chemist who discovered the ring structure of benzene, revolutionizing organic chemistry.

   Chimiste organicien allemand

   • Kekulé proposed the hexagonal structure for benzene after dreaming of a snake biting its own tail.
   • The Kekulé structure of benzene remains a fundamental concept in organic chemistry.
   • Many textbooks credit Kekulé with establishing the theory of chemical structure.