Azulene is a deep-blue hydrocarbon with resonance energy of 205 kJ>mol (49 kcal>mol). Azulene has ten pi electrons, so it might be considered as one large aromatic ring. Its electrostatic potential map shows one ring to be highly electron-rich (red) and the other to be electron-poor (blue). The dipole moment is unusually large (1.0 D) for a hydrocarbon. Show how this charge separation might arise.

Azulene is a deep-blue hydrocarbon with resonance energy of 205 kJ>mol (49 kcal>mol). Azulene has ten pi electrons, so it might be considered as one large aromatic ring. Its electrostatic potential map shows one ring to be highly electron-rich (red) and the other to be electron-poor (blue). The dipole moment is unusually large (1.0 D) for a hydrocarbon. Show how this charge separation might arise.

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Chapter21: Benzene And The Concept Of Aromaticity

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Problem 21.44P

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