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Kekulé structure (for aromatic compounds) definition

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A representation of an aromatic molecular entity (such as benzene), with fixed alternating single and double bonds, in which interactions between multiple bonds are assumed to be absent.

For benzene,

are the Kekulé structures.


See also:

kinetic ambiguity definition
ketides definition
Kelvin (absolute temperature) definition
latent scratch definition
ketoaldonic acids definition