17. Aromaticity
Aromatic Heterocycles
17. Aromaticity Aromatic Heterocycles
10PRACTICE PROBLEM
The structure of p-triphenyl is illustrated below.
(i) Is it acceptable to classify p-triphenyl as a fused polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon?
(ii) Count the number of pi electrons in p-triphenyl. How does this number compare to naphthalene's?
The structure of p-triphenyl is illustrated below.
(i) Is it acceptable to classify p-triphenyl as a fused polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon?
(ii) Count the number of pi electrons in p-triphenyl. How does this number compare to naphthalene's?