Huckel's Rule of Aromaticity
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Aromatic compounds burn with sooty flame because
They have a relatively high percentage of hydrogen
They have a relatively high percentage of carbon
They have a ring structure
They are reluctant to react with atmospheric oxygen.
Write the chemical equation for each of the following:
Oxidation of ethanol by .
How can you prepare alkenes? Give any two methods of preparations of alkenes with equations.
- benzene
- nitrobenzene
- toluene
- chlorobenzene
What is the difference between acyl and alkyl?
Assertion A: [6] Annulene, [8] Annulene and cis-[10] Annulene, are respectively aromatic, not-aromatic and aromatic.
Reason R: Planarity is one, of the requirements of aromatic systems.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is correct but R is not correct
- Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- A is not correct but R is correct
Why are there only 8 electrons in the outer shell?
Ethanol on complete oxidation gives
carbon dioxide and water
acetaldehyde
acetic acid
acetone
C6H5CH3a C6H6b C6D6c C6T6d C6H5Bre C6H5NR+3f C6H5NMe2g
- g > a > b = c = d > e > f
- g > a > b > c = d > e > f
- g > b > c > d > e > a > f
- g > a > b > c > d > e > f
List-I | List-II | ||
(A) | (I) | Spiro compound | |
(B) | (II) | Aromatic compound | |
(C) | (III) | Non-planar Heterocyclic compound | |
(D) | (IV) | Bicyclo compound |
- (A)–(IV), (B)–(III), (C)–(I), (D)–(II)
- (A)–(II), (B)–(I), (C)–(IV), (D)–(III)
- (A)–(IV), (B)–(III), (C)–(II), (D)–(I)
- (A)–(III), (B)–(IV), (C)–(I), (D)–(II)
- CH3I+(CH3)2CHOH
- CH3I+(CH3)2CHO−
- (CH3)2CHCl+CH3OH
- (CH3)2CHI+CH3O−
- P and S
- Q and S
- Q and R
- P, Q, R and S
How many of these are anti-aromatic in nature?
1) Benzene into aniline
2) Benzene into N, N-dimethylaniline
3) Cl-( CH2)4-Cl into hexan-1, 6-diamine
Which one of the following is aromatic?
Cyclopentadienyl cation
Cyclooctatetraene
Cycloheptatriene
Cycloheptatrienyl cation
Which of the following has a conjugated system?
What are the necessary conditions for any system to be aromatic?
Whether the hydrogen bond will occur in Cl-H-O, if it occurs why?
- pyridine
- toluene
- phenol
- benzene
(i) Planar ring containing conjugated π bonds.
(ii) Complete delocalisation of the π− electrons in ring system i.e., each atom in the ring has unhybridized p−orbital, and
(iii) Presence of (4n+2)π−electrons in the ring where n is an integer (n=0, 1, 2, ……………) (Huckel rule).
Using this information classify the following compounds as aromatic/nonaromatic
- HI < HBr <HCl < HF
Hydrogen halogen bond strength - F2 > Cl2 >Br2 > I2
Bond dissociation - MI > MBr >MCl > MF
Ionic character of metal halide. - F2 > Cl2 >Br2 > I2
Oxidizing power
- they have a ring structure of carbon atoms
- they have a relatively high percentage of hydrogen
- they resist reaction with oxygen or air
- they have a relatively high percentage of carbon
Write the formula and name of each product in the following reaction:
(i) Reaction of ethanol with sodium
What is isomerism? Name the kind of isomerism shown by alkanes