Interpretation:
The observation that cycloheptatrienone is stable but cyclopentadienone is so reactive and cannot be isolated is to be explained taking into account the polarity of the carbonyl group.
Concept introduction:
Carbonyl group is polar as oxygen is more electronegative than carbon. According to Huckel’s rule, any specie that is cyclic, planar and has (4n+2) delocalized Ï€ electrons will be
To explain:
The observation that cycloheptatrienone is stable but cyclopentadienone is so reactive and cannot be isolated is taking into account the polarity of the carbonyl group.
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