Homogentisic acid and hydroquinone are both aromatic compounds (the author alludes to this by referring to the benzene ring of hydroquinone) that have a 6-membered, not an 8-membered, ring. Perhaps a ...

This isn’t the first time chemists have wedged open benzene’s ring, Aldridge says. One well-known instance, the Buchner ring expansion, dates to the 19th century.

Benzene is an organic chemical compound in the form of a colorless, flammable liquid. It has many uses as an additive in gasoline, and it is used to make plastics and synthetic rubber.

Aromatic rings consisting solely of metal atoms were, however, heretofore unknown. A research team recently succeeded in isolating such a metal ring and describing it in full.

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The newly synthesized [N₆]⁴⁻ hexazine ring has a striking similarity to benzene, the aromatic carbon compound which is omnipresent in nature," says Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Natalia Dubrovinskaia ...

Team discovers electrochemical method for highly selective single-carbon insertion in aromatic rings Method has organic chemistry applications, especially in pharmaceuticals Peer-Reviewed ...