Phenylethanol Memes

The chemical formula shown is for phenylethanol, a compound that makes you cry because of its beauty—or maybe because organic chemistry is brutal. The meme captures that moment when you're casually reading a chemistry paper and suddenly encounter a structure that triggers PTSD from orgo class. One second you're enjoying science, the next you're having flashbacks to synthesis problems that haunted your dreams. Chemistry students worldwide just felt a collective shudder.