Aromatic

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In chemistry, an aromatic molecule is one in which electrons are free to cycle around circular arrangements of atoms, which are alternately singly and doubly bonded to one another. Molecules which are not aromatic are said to be aliphatic.

Aromaticity was discovered by [[Friedrich August Kekul� von Stradonitz]] in benzene.

See also aromatic hydrocarbon, aromatic compound.

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• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Aromatic" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatic, used under the GNU Free Documentation License