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classification and definition
- In hydrocarbon
comparison to alicyclic compound
- In alicyclic compound
occupational exposures
- In occupational disease: Organic compounds

applications

azo compounds
- In azo compound
organic pigments
- In pigment

occurrences

aryl halides
- In organohalogen compound: Natural occurrence
benzene
- In human sensory reception: Odourous substances
crude oil
- In crude oil: Chemical and physical properties
- In petroleum refining: Unsaturated molecules
heterocyclic compounds
- In heterocyclic compound: The nature of heteroaromaticity
hydrocarbons
- In hydrocarbon: Source and synthesis
- In chemical industry: Aromatic hydrocarbons
petrochemicals
- In dye: Anthraquinone dyes
- In petroleum refining: Aromatics

structure and properties

functional group properties
- In chemical compound: Aromatic hydrocarbons (arenes)
molecular spectroscopy
- In spectroscopy: Fluorescence

work of

Cannizzaro
- In Stanislao Cannizzaro: Early research
Kekule von Stradonitz
- In August Kekule von Stradonitz
Loschmidt
- In Joseph Loschmidt

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Francis A. Carey

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bacterial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 18, 2024
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 07, 2023
	Article restructured and revised.	Kara Rogers	Jun 24, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998