Use the geometrical construction shown in Example Problem 24.8 to derive the energy levels of the cycloheptatrienyl

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Use the geometrical construction shown in Example Problem 24.8 to derive the energy levels of the cycloheptatrienyl cation. What is the total π energy of the molecule? How many unpaired electrons will the molecule have? Would you expect this species, the neutral species, or the anion to be aromatic? Justify your answer.

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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