Scientists have used computing power and clever modeling to solve a 200-year-old chemistry and math puzzle. For all these years, the question at play has been how to plot the electron structure of a ...

Earlier this month, Molecule of the Week brought you the venerable and extremely hazardous molecule benzene. This week’s molecule has one of the structures that was originally proposed for benzene: ...

Mystery of Benzene's Structure Finally Solved | RealClearScience One of the fundamental mysteries of chemistry has been solved by Australian scientists – and the result may have implications for ...

FOR many years attempts were made to explain the peculiarities of aromatic compounds by making various special hypotheses relating to the benzene nucleus. It is a satisfactory feature of the present ...