Earlier this month, Molecule of the Week brought you the venerable and extremely hazardous molecule benzene. This week’s molecule has one of the structures that was originally proposed for benzene: ...

Life as we know it is based on the ability of the carbon atom to form ring-shaped molecules. But rings of carbon are not exclusive to Earth, as experts in space chemistry now know. A Spanish team of ...

A quick and simple fluorescent test can detect trace quantities of benzene in both liquid and vapor form. The new test uses paper strips impregnated with a supramolecular host-guest assembly system ...