Kekulé structure (for aromatic compounds)

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A representation of an @A00441@ (such as benzene), with fixed alternating single and double bonds, in which interactions between multiple bonds are assumed to be absent. For benzene:
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are the Kekulé structures.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1132 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Kekulé structure (for aromatic compounds)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.K03373 RIS BibTex EndNote
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