Which of the following was true of Kekulé's proposal for the structure of benzene?

A) It was readily accepted.
B) It was rejected because it was inconsistent with experiment.
C) It was not readily accepted since it did not account for the very different reactivity of benzene compared with alkenes.
D) It was not readily accepted since it did not account for the known structure of benzene.


C

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