the distillation of coal in the absence of air. Today most benzene is made syntheticallyfrom petroleum products.

The benzene is a closed ring of six atoms connected by bonds that resonatebetween single and double bonds; each carbon is also bound to a single atom. Benzene isinsoluble in water but mixes in all proportions with organic . Benzene is itself an excellentsolvent for certain and for most simple organic chemicals. It is one of the most commonly

used solvents in the organic chemical laboratory.

If inhaled in large quantities, benzene is poisonous. The vapors

are explosive andthe liquid violently flammable. Many compounds are obtained from benzene. It is alsoused in the manufacture of and in the production of important derivatives. Benzene andits derivatives are included in the important chemical group known as . When mixed with alarge proportion of , benzene makes a satisfactory . In Europe, benzene mixed with other

Benzene was isolated in 1825 by Michael Faraday, but its structure remained amystery for 40 years. The problem was perplexing because the C(6)H(6) formula indicateda high degree of unsaturation, but benzene does not display the reactivity characteristic of

In modern chemistry, benzene is generally considered to have six identical carbon-carbonbonds, each lying somewhere between a single and a d

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