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Identify which of the following compounds are aromatic:
Chapter 18, Problem 18.36(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Identify which of the following compounds are aromatic: (a) (b) O O O (c) O N (d) (e) !
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QUESTION:
Identify which of the following compounds are aromatic: (a) (b) O O O (c) O N (d) (e) !
ANSWER:Step 1 of 6
This multi-step exercise set presents us with organic structures and asks us to identify which of them are aromatic. Recall that there are three criteria for aromaticity:
(1) The compound must be cyclic, forming a flat planar ring;
(2) There must be an overlapping system of \(\pi\) orbitals around the ring;
(3) The ring must contain \((4 n+2) \pi\) electrons, where n is either 0 or a positive integer.