AROMATICITY

INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVES

GETTING STARTED

STEPS REQUIRED

Examine the structure of benzene

Examine the structure of cyclooctatetraene.

Consider what happens when we treat cyclooctatetraene with a powerful reducing agent

Consider what happens if we treat benzene with oxidizing or reducing agents

Do you see a pattern forming?

Molecular orbital description

Requirements for aromaticity

Use Huckels rule to predict aromaticity

SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS