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"Often still known by its archaic name Benzol" In German, that's the regular name, haha.
by k__ 1y ago
"Often still known by its archaic name Benzol"
In German, that's the regular name, haha.
- chasil 1y agoThat would actually imply that an OH group replaced one of the hydrogens, forming an alcohol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(chemistry) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(chemistry) So Benzol is not benzyl alcohol. Edit: this is not what I was expecting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_alcohol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_alcohol
- userbinator 1y agohttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/benzin https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/benzin has also become the word for gasoline in many languages.