Indole smells terrible in high concentrations but has a pleasant floral-like odor when highly diluted. Its structure is The molecule is planar, and the nitrogen is a very weak base, with Kp = 2 × 10-12. Explain how this information indicates that the indole molecule is aromatic.

Indole smells terrible in high concentrations but has a pleasant floral-like odor when highly diluted. Its structure is The molecule is planar, and the nitrogen is a very weak base, with Kp = 2 × 10-12. Explain how this information indicates that the indole molecule is aromatic.

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Chapter21: Benzene And The Concept Of Aromaticity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 21.16P: Which of the molecules and ions given in Problem 21.15 are aromatic according to the Hckel criteria?...

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Indole smells terrible in high concentrations but has a
pleasant floral-like odor when highly diluted. Its structure is
The molecule is planar, and the nitrogen is a very weak
base, with Kp = 2 × 10-12. Explain how this information
indicates that the indole molecule is aromatic.

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