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aromatic compound
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aromatic compounds chemical bonding in benzene

aromatic compound: References & Edit History

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  • hydrocarbon
  • alicyclic compound
  • occupational disease
    / Organic compounds
  • azo compound
  • pigment
  • organohalogen compound
    / Natural occurrence
  • human sensory reception
    / Odourous substances
  • crude oil
    / Chemical and physical properties
  • petroleum refining
    / Unsaturated molecules
  • heterocyclic compound
    / The nature of heteroaromaticity
  • hydrocarbon
    / Source and synthesis
  • chemical industry
    / Aromatic hydrocarbons
  • dye
    / Anthraquinone dyes
  • petroleum refining
    / Aromatics
  • chemical compound
    / Aromatic hydrocarbons (arenes)
  • spectroscopy
    / Fluorescence
  • Stanislao Cannizzaro
    / Early research
  • August Kekule von Stradonitz
  • Joseph Loschmidt

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Francis A. Carey

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

  • Gloria Lotha
  • Kara Rogers
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bacterial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds.
  • Gloria Lotha
Mar 18, 2024
Links added.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 07, 2023
Article restructured and revised.
  • Kara Rogers
Jun 24, 2008
Article added to new online database.
  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 20, 1998
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