From what we know today, what do the two Kekulé structures for benzene really represent? August Kekulé was the first person to propose a viable structure for benzene in 1865. Structures that can be separated at low enough temperatures (near absolute zero). Structures that are in a state of rapid equilibrium. O Structures that are in resonance. Structures that are conjugated trienes (--C=C--C%3DC--C3C--).

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From what we know today, what do the two Kekulé structures for benzene really represent? August Kekulé was the first person to propose a viable
structure for benzene in 1865.
Structures that can be separated at low enough temperatures (near absolute zero).
Structures that are in a state of rapid equilibrium.
O Structures that are in resonance.
Structures that are conjugated trienes (--C=C--C%3DC--C3C--).
Transcribed Image Text:From what we know today, what do the two Kekulé structures for benzene really represent? August Kekulé was the first person to propose a viable structure for benzene in 1865. Structures that can be separated at low enough temperatures (near absolute zero). Structures that are in a state of rapid equilibrium. O Structures that are in resonance. Structures that are conjugated trienes (--C=C--C%3DC--C3C--).
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Friedrich August Kekule, in 1865, suggested that the benzene contain a ring of six carbon atom in which double bond between two carbon and single bond between two carbon atoms are alternatively arranged.

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