Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780393663556
Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.6YT
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In equations 7-5 through 7-8, all the atoms lacking an octet are to be identified.

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There are certain atoms of certain elements that can exist in stable compounds forming bonds with less than eight valence electrons. When this occurs, the atom of the element within the molecule is said to have atoms lacking an octet.

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