Kekulé von Stradonitz


Kekulé von Stradonitz

(German ˈkekule fɔn ˈʃtrɑdonɪts) n (Biography) (Friedrich) August (ˈaʊɡʊst). 1829–96, German chemist. His elucidation of the concepts of valence and single, double, and triple bonds enabled him to suggest the structure of many molecules, notably benzene (Kekulé structure)