The document discusses the key characteristics of aromatic compounds:
- They are cyclic, planar, and conjugated with pi electrons.
- Benzene is the simplest aromatic compound and is unusually stable due to resonance.
- For a compound to be aromatic it must meet certain criteria regarding its structure and number of pi electrons.
Benzene Six-membered ringIs planar All C-C bond lengths are equal Kekulé structure Resonance description of benzene Implication of the geometry of the structure above Shorter isolated double bonds Longer single bonds Common representation of benzene
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Benzene Benzene isthe parent aromatic molecule. Benzene has the following characteristics that are common among all aromatic compounds Benzene is cyclic and conjugated Benzene is unusually stable in comparison to a molecule with three isolated pi bonds Benzene is planar and has the shape of a regular hexagon. All bond angles are 120º, all carbon atoms are sp 2 hybridized, and all carbon-carbon bond lengths are intermediate in length between a single and double bond. Benzene undergoes substitution reactions rather than electrophilic addition reactions that would destroy its conjugation.
Pictures of BenzeneElectrostatic potential surface Benzene molecular orbital In top picture notice a p orbital on each C atom. Bottom picture show the overlap of the p orbitals.
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Orbital picture ofbenzene each carbon atom is sp 2 hybridized The resonance picture indicates why each C-C bond is the same length.
For a compoundto be classified as aromatic, it must fulfill both of the of the following criteria: It must have an uninterrupted cyclic cloud of π electrons above and below the plane of the molecule (this is often called the π cloud. Also, the π cloud must be cyclic , uninterrupted , and planar . The p cloud must contain an odd number of pairs of π electrons. (4n+2 rule)
Different substituents Thesedon’t have a common root name so alphabetize the name of the substituents. ortho-bromochlorobenzene para-bromonitrobenzene
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Heat of hydrogenationdata The low heat of hydrogenation means that benzene is especially stable – this extra stability is characteristic of all aromatic compounds.
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Reaction of aromaticcompounds Benzene does not undergo addition reactions typical of other unsaturated hydrocarbons.
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What makes acompound aromatic? A molecule must be cyclic Planar Completely conjugated (alternating single-double bonds) Have a particular number of π electrons
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This molecule isnon-aromatic It is cyclic, completely conjugated, non-planar, and contains 8 π electrons
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This molecule isanti-aromatic Cyclic, planar, completely conjugated, and contain four π electrons.
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Aromatic, anti-aromatic, ornon-aromatic Aromatic: A cyclic planar, completely conjugated compound with 4n+2 π electrons Anti-aromatic: A cyclic, planar, completely conjugated compound with 4n π electrons Non-aromatic: A compound that lack one (or more) of the following requirements for aromaticity.
The inscribed polygonmethod Draw the polygon in question inside a circle with its vertices touching the circle and one of the vertices pointing down. Mark the points at which the polygon intersects the circle. Draw a line horizontally through the center of the circle and label MOs as bonding, nonbonding, or antibonding. Add the electrons, beginning with the lowest energy MO.
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Label the cation,radical, and anion as aromatic, antiaromatic, or nonaromatic.
Aromatic Question Thiamin,or vitamin B1, contains a five-membered, nitrogen-sulfur heterocycle called a thiazalium ring. Explain why the thiazolium ring is aromatic.