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Offline Brook

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Pyran cation antiaromatic?
« on: July 23, 2013, 01:16:23 AM »
If I have a molecule like the one shown, is it antiaromatic because it does not satisfy Huckle's Rule; it only has 4 pi electrons?

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Re: Pyran cation antiaromatic?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 01:16:57 AM »
My apologies for the extremely large picture.

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Re: Pyran cation antiaromatic?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2013, 01:37:33 AM »
It is actually going to be aromatic because the oxygen is sp2 hybridized. One of the lone pairs on oxygen is in a p orbital. So the number of pi electrons is actually 6. The molecule is planar , and has continous circle of p orbitals. So all conditions satisfied, it will be aromatic.

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Re: Pyran cation antiaromatic?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2013, 08:29:31 PM »
Yep, aromatic. I typically test student for both aromaticity and resonance at the same time via questions just like this. I would suggest getting more of these examples. If not available, ask your professor to assign "extra problems for the class."
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