Chapter : Problem 1
Chemistry: The Central Science 13
You have learned that the resonance of benzene, \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}\), gives the compound special stability.
(a) By using data in Appendix C, compare the heat of combustion of \(1.0 \mathrm{~mol} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}(\mathrm{~g})\) to the heat of combustion of
\(3.0 \mathrm{~mol}\) acetylene, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})\). Which has the greater fuel value,
\(1.0 \mathrm{~mol} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}(\mathrm{~g}) \text { or } 3.0 \mathrm{~mol} \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2}(\mathrm{~g})\)? Are your calculations consistent with benzene being especially stable?
(b) Repeat part (a), with the appropriate molecules, for toluene \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)\), a derivative of benzene that has \(a-\mathrm{CH}_{3}\) group in place of one H.
(c) Another reaction you can use to compare molecules is hydrogenation, the reaction of a carbon-carbon double bond with \(\mathrm{H}_{2}\) to make a \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) single bond and two \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}\) single bonds. The experimental heat of hydrogenation of benzene to make cyclohexane \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12}\), a six-membered ring with 6 \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) single bonds with 12 \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}\) bonds) is
\(208 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}\). The experimental heat of hydrogenation of cyclohexene \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{10}\), a six-membered ring with one \(\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{C}\) double bond, 5 \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}\) single bonds, and 10 \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}\) bonds) to make cyclohexane is \(120 \mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}\). Show how these data can provide you with an estimate of the resonance stabilization energy of benzene.
(d) Are the bond lengths or angles in benzene, compared to other hydrocarbons, sufficient to decide if benzene exhibits resonance and is especially stable? Discuss.
(e) Consider cyclooctatetraene, \(\mathrm{C}_{8} \mathrm{H}_{8}\), which has the octagonal structure shown below.
What experiments or calculations could you perform to determine whether cyclooctatetraene exhibits resonance?
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
C_6H_6
1.0 mol C_6H_6(g)
3.0 mol
C_2H_2(g)
1.0 mol C_6H_6(g) or 3.0 mol C_2H_2(g)
(C_6H_5CH_3)
a-CH_3
H_2
C-C
C-H
C_6H_12
C-C
C-H
208 kJ/mol
C_6H_10
C=C
C-C
C-H
120 kJ/mol
C_8H_8
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