Answer the following questions for the 2,4,6-heptatrienyl cation. (a) Which MO is nonbonding? (b) Classify each MO

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Answer the following questions for the 2,4,6-heptatrienyl cation.HC=CH-CH=CH-CH=CH-CH 2,4,6-heptatrienyl cation

(a) Which MO is nonbonding?

(b) Classify each MO as symmetric or antisymmetric.

(c) To which carbon atoms in this cation is the positive charge delocalized? Explain with both resonance structures and molecular orbital arguments.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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