11 Facts About Benzene

Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6.

Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil and is one of the elementary petrochemicals.

Benzene is a colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell, and is partially responsible for the aroma of gasoline.

Benzene said that he had discovered the ring shape of the benzene molecule after having a reverie or day-dream of a snake biting its own tail .

Benzene was historically used as a significant component in many consumer products such as Liquid Wrench, several paint strippers, rubber cements, spot removers, and other products.

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Benzene has 6 hydrogen atoms, fewer than the corresponding parent alkane, hexane, which has 14.

Benzene production is currently expanding in the Middle East and in Africa, whereas production capacities in Western Europe and North America are stagnating.

Benzene is sufficiently nucleophilic that it undergoes substitution by acylium ions and alkyl carbocations to give substituted derivatives.

Benzene is an excellent ligand in the organometallic chemistry of low-valent metals.

Benzene is classified as a carcinogen, which increases the risk of cancer and other illnesses, and is a notorious cause of bone marrow failure.

Benzene leaked into the Songhua River, which supplies drinking water to the city, after an explosion at a China National Petroleum Corporation factory in the city of Jilin on 13 November 2005.