•1825 Michael
Faraday isolates a new
hydrocarbon
from illuminating gas.
•1834 Eilhardt
Mitscherlich isolates same
substance and
determines its empirical formula to be CnHn.
Compound comes to be called benzene.
•1845 August W. von
Hofmann isolates benzene from
coal tar.
•1866 August
Kekulé proposes structure of
benzene.