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Offline moomam

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Why is this molecule aromatic?
« on: April 17, 2020, 07:33:34 PM »
I believe a molecule is aromatic if it has 4n+2 π electrons. However, they state that the nitrogen's 2 p electrons are delocalized, so now the ring should have 8π electrons, and therefore should not be aromatic, right? And if a molecule isn't aromatic, will it have a ring current, given that it doesn't have the stable and flat structure of an aromatic?

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Re: Why is this molecule aromatic?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2020, 03:34:17 AM »
Is nitrogen part of the ring?
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Re: Why is this molecule aromatic?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2020, 01:39:53 PM »
aromaticity rules apply to cyclic, planar, fully conjugated systems only. 

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