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Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (/ ˈ k eɪ k əl eɪ / KAY-kə-lay, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʔaʊɡʊst ˈkeːkuleː fɔn ʃtʁaˈdoːnɪts]; 7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist.
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August Kekule von Stradonitz was a German chemist who established the foundation for the structural theory in organic chemistry. Kekule was born into an upper-middle-class family of civil servants and as a schoolboy demonstrated an aptitude for art and languages, as well as science subjects.
August Kekulé and Archibald Scott Couper. Kekulé famously “saw” carbon atoms joining in a “giddy dance” in a daydream. Couper invented a symbolic language to represent carbon linkage. Both made significant contributions to the field of structural chemistry.
Friedrich August Kekulé was a renowned German organic chemist who was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure in organic chemistry. Early Life. Friedrich August Kekulé was a German scientist who was born on September 7, 1829 in Darmstadt, Germany.
May 5, 2010 · The nineteenth-century German chemist August Kekulé claimed to have pictured the ring structure of benzene after dreaming of a snake eating its own tail. In Image and Reality, Alan Rocke offers...
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Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (also August Kekulé) (September 7, 1829 – July 13, 1896) was a German organic chemist. One of the most prominent organic chemists in Europe from the 1850s until his death, especially in the theoretical realm, he was the principal founder of the theory of chemical structure. 1 Early life.
Sep 7, 2020 · Today marks the anniversary of the birth of August Kekulé, most famous for his proposed structure for the benzene molecule. This graphic looks at his structure and its limitations and shows how later work improved upon his initial proposal.
