Chapter 16: Q20P (page 823)
Borazole,
,is an unusually stable cyclic compound. Propose a structure for borazole, and explain why it is aromatic.
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Resonance structure of borazole
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Chapter 16: Q20P (page 823)
Borazole,
,is an unusually stable cyclic compound. Propose a structure for borazole, and explain why it is aromatic.

Resonance structure of borazole
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The following hydrocarbon has an unusually large dipole moment. Explain how a large dipole moment might arise
(a)Cyclopnonatetraene cation

(b) Cyclononatetraene anion

(c) [16] annulene dianion

(d) [18] annulene dianion

(e)

(f) [20] annulene dication

The following hydrocarbon has an unusually large dipole moment. Explain how a large dipole moment might arise.

Make a model of cyclooctatetraene in the tub conformation. Draw this conformation, and estimate the angle between the p orbitals of adjacent pi bonds
Ciprofloxacin is a member of the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics.
(a) Which of its rings are aromatic?
(b) Which nitrogen atoms are basic?
(c) Which protons would you expect to appear between d 6 and d 8 in the proton NMR spectrum?
One of the following compounds is much more stable than the other two. Classify each as aromatic, antiaromatic, or nonaromatic
(a)Methyl heptalene

(b) Methyl azulene

(c) Methyl pentalene

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