Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 21.2, Problem 21.4P
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Interpretation:
The ground state electron configuration of cycloheptatrienyl radical and the ground state electron configuration of cycloheptatrienyl anion have to described, aromatic or antiaromatic has to be explained.
Concept introduction:
Aromaticity:
The organic molecule must planar, have one 2p orbitals on each atom of the ring, cyclic and conjugate and satisfy the 4n+2 electrons is called
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