17. Aromaticity
Aromatic Heterocycles
15PRACTICE PROBLEM
A chemist has synthesized and aims to study the following compound:
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(i) Is the compound aromatic, antiaromatic or nonaromatic?
(ii) Provide a possible reason why this molecule is synthesized with three tert-butyl substituents as opposed to an unsubstituted compound.
A chemist has synthesized and aims to study the following compound:
(i) Is the compound aromatic, antiaromatic or nonaromatic?
(ii) Provide a possible reason why this molecule is synthesized with three tert-butyl substituents as opposed to an unsubstituted compound.