Chapter 17: Q.43. (page 641)
Question: Draw additional resonance structures for each species.
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Answer
a.
b.

c.

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Chapter 17: Q.43. (page 641)
Question: Draw additional resonance structures for each species.
Answer
a.
b.

c.

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Question: Use the inscribed polygon method to show the pattern of molecular orbitals in cyclooctatetraene.

a. Label the MOs as bonding, antibonding, or nonbonding.
b. Indicate the arrangement of electrons in these orbitals for cyclooctatetraene, and explain why cyclooctatetraene is not aromatic.
c. Treatment of cyclooctatetraene with potassium forms a dianion. How manyelectrons does this dianion contain?
d. How are the electrons in this dianion arranged in the molecular orbitals?
e. Classify the dianion of cyclooctatetraene as aromatic, antiaromatic, or not aromatic, and explain why this is so.
Question: Draw the conjugate bases of pyrrole and cyclopentadiene. Explain why the hybridized C-H bond of cyclopentadiene is more acidic than the N-H bond of pyrrole.
Question:

a. How many electrons does C contain?
b. How many electrons are delocalized in the ring?
c. Explain why C is aromatic.
Question: Draw all aromatic hydrocarbons that have molecular formula . For each compound, determine how many isomers of molecular formula would be formed if one H atom on the benzene ring were replaced by a Br atom.
Question: (R)-Carvone, the major component of the oil of spearmint, undergoes acid-catalyzed isomerization to carvacrol, a major component of the oil of thyme. Draw a stepwise mechanism and explain why this isomerization occurs.

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