Lab frustration Memes

The chemistry pun is strong with this one! This meme brilliantly combines internet cat meme culture with organic chemistry frustration. Benzene (C 6 H 6 ) is that infamous hexagonal aromatic compound that's the bane of many chemistry students' existence—stable, flat, and notoriously difficult to modify because of its delocalized pi electrons. The angry cat giving benzene the middle finger perfectly captures the sentiment of countless organic chemistry students who've struggled through reaction mechanisms involving this stubborn molecule. The "shitass chemical" designation is what every lab coat-wearing chemist has muttered under their breath after failed benzene substitution reactions at 3 AM. The hexagonal structure mockingly stares back, unchanged, as your reaction yield sits at a pathetic 2%.