(a) Recall, from WP 14.26 (and from lecture), cyclopentadienone and cycloheptatrienone differ drastically in reactivity and stability. One is very stable and unreactive, and the other one is very reactive and rapidly undergoes a dimerization reaction. Which one is particularly stable? Explain why. For the one which is extremely reactive, explain why, but also draw the structure of the dimer which is formed rapidly.

(a) Recall, from WP 14.26 (and from lecture), cyclopentadienone and cycloheptatrienone differ drastically in reactivity and stability. One is very stable and unreactive, and the other one is very reactive and rapidly undergoes a dimerization reaction. Which one is particularly stable? Explain why. For the one which is extremely reactive, explain why, but also draw the structure of the dimer which is formed rapidly.

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Author:Andrei Straumanis

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Chapter15: Radical Reactions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11E

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