Chapter 8: Q 69P (page 376)
Which ion in each of the following pairs is more stable?
Short Answer
Here we have to find out more stable compound.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chapter 8: Q 69P (page 376)
Which ion in each of the following pairs is more stable?
Here we have to find out more stable compound.
a)
b)
c)
d)
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a. How many MOs does the compound have?
b. Which are the bonding MOs, and which are the antibonding MOs?
c. Which MOs are symmetric, and which are antisymmetric?
d. Which MO is the HOMO and which is the LUMO in the ground state?
e. Which MO is the HOMO and which is the LUMO in the excited state?
f. What is the relationship between HOMO and LUMO and symmetric and antisymmetric orbitals?
g. How many nodes does the highest-energy MO of 1,3,5,7-octatetraene have between the nuclei?
On a single graph, draw the reaction coordinate diagram for the addition of one equivalent of HBr to 2 methyl-1,3-pentadiene and for the addition of one equivalent of HBr to 2-methyl-1,4-pentadiene. Which reaction is faster?
What is the major product of each of the following reactions? Assume that there is an equivalent amount of each reagent.
Which resonance contributor in each pair makes the greater contribution to the resonance hybrid?
Rank the indicated hydrogen in the following compounds from most acidic to least acidic:
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