Organic Chemistry, Books a la Carte Edition (9th Edition)
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.40SP
Biphenyl has the following structure.
- a. Is biphenyl a (fused) polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon?
- b. How many pi electrons are there in the two aromatic rings of biphenyl? How does this number compare with that for naphthalene?
- c. The heat of hydrogenation for biphenyl is about 418 kJ/mol (100 kcal/mol). Calculate the resonance energy of biphenyl.
- d. Compare the resonance energy of biphenyl with that of naphthalene and with that of two benzene rings. Explain the difference in the resonance energies of naphthalene and biphenyl.
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