benzene

hydrocarbon compound consisting of a 6-sided ring
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q2270
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benzene

Summary

benzene is a type of chemical entity[1]. benzene ranks in the top 0.71% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,960 views/month, #89 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • benzene is credited with the discovery of Michael Faraday[3].
  • benzene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • benzene's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=CC=C1[5].
  • benzene's canonical SMILES is recorded as c1ccccc1[6].
  • benzene's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₆[7].
  • benzene is a type of aromatic hydrocarbon[8].
  • benzene is a type of substituted benzene[9].
  • benzene is a type of cyclohexatriene[10].
  • benzene is part of benzene metabolic process[11].
  • benzene is part of benzene catabolic process[12].
  • benzene is part of benzene biosynthetic process[13].
  • benzene is part of response to benzene[14].
  • benzene is part of benzene 1,2-dioxygenase activity[15].
  • benzene's Commons category is recorded as Benzene[16].
  • benzene's Unicode character is recorded as ⏣[17].
  • benzene's Unicode character is recorded as ⌬[18].
  • benzene comprises carbon[19].
  • benzene comprises hydrogen[20].
  • benzene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1825[21].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Manilkara zapota[22].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Swertia japonica[23].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Cynara scolymus[24].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Helianthus tuberosus[25].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Elsholtzia ciliata[26].
  • benzene's found in taxon is recorded as Citrus hystrix[27].

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Works and Contributions

benzene is credited with the discovery of Michael Faraday[3].

Why It Matters

benzene ranks in the top 0.71% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,960 views/month, #89 of 12,596).[2] benzene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] benzene is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q24345061. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . daylight.com. daylight.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q24345061. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Volatile flavor components of sapodilla fruit (Achras sapota L). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Semburins and Swertiols, Novel 2,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes and Their Precursory Alcohols, from Swertia japonica Makino. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Aroma volatiles of Cynara scolymus and Helianthus tuberosus. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Aroma volatiles of Cynara scolymus and Helianthus tuberosus. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Terpenoids from Elsholtzia Species; II1. Constituents of Essential Oil from a New Chemotype of Elsholtzia cristata. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . A comparison of citrus blossom volatiles. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) carbon, hydrogen
    Associated hazard benzene exposure
    Upper flammable limit {'unit': 'Q2080811', 'amount': '+7.8'}
    Part of benzene metabolic process, benzene catabolic process, benzene biosynthetic process +2
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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