MBB 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aromaticity, Atomic Orbital, Aliphatic Compound
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20 Dec 2018
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An important class of compounds in chemistry and biology is the aromatic compounds. These cyclic ring-shaped molecules have alternating single and double bonds, resulting in delocalization of their electrons to form a (pi) electron cloud. Compare benzene, an aromatic molecule, with cyclohexane, an aliphatic molecule. Cyclohexane: cyclized 6-carbon ring with carbons linked by single bonds. Benzene: cyclized 6-carbon ring with carbons linked by alternating single and double bonds. Each c has one h rigid, planar structure. Aromatic compound - electrons are delocalized in a cloud - resonance . Has unique properties due to resonance very stable (not reactive) Each electron is shared by all six carbons - the electrons are delocalized. While many compounds have bonds and exhibit resonance, only cyclic molecules that form a closed loop of overlapping orbitals are aromatic. Aromatic compounds usually have distinctive physical properties that affect their interactions with each other and with other molecules.
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