Chemical delocalized

The immediate site of the adsorbent-adsorbate interaction is presumably that between adjacent atoms of the respective species. This is certainly true in chemisorption, where actual chemical bond formation is the rule, and is largely true in the case of physical adsorption, with the possible exception of multilayer formation, which can be viewed as a consequence of weak, long-range force helds. Another possible exception would be the case of molecules where some electron delocalization is present, as with aromatic ring systems. 

Boranes are typical species with electron-deficient bonds, where a chemical bond has more centers than electrons. The smallest molecule showing this property is diborane. Each of the two B-H-B bonds (shown in Figure 2-60a) contains only two electrons, while the molecular orbital extends over three atoms. A correct representation has to represent the delocalization of the two electrons over three atom centers as shown in Figure 2-60b. Figure 2-60c shows another type of electron-deficient bond. In boron cage compounds, boron-boron bonds share their electron pair with the unoccupied atom orbital of a third boron atom [86]. These types of bonds cannot be accommodated in a single VB model of two-electron/ two-centered bonds. 

The circle m a hexagon symbol was first suggested by the British chemist Sir Robert Robinson to represent what he called the aromatic sextet —the six delocalized TT electrons of the three double bonds Robinson s symbol is a convenient time saving shorthand device but Kekule type formulas are better for counting and keeping track of electrons especially m chemical reactions... 

The orbital and resonance models for bonding in arylamines are simply alternative ways of describing the same phenomenon Delocalization of the nitrogen lone pair decreases the electron density at nitrogen while increasing it m the rr system of the aro matic ring We ve already seen one chemical consequence of this m the high level of reactivity of aniline m electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions (Section 12 12) Other ways m which electron delocalization affects the properties of arylamines are described m later sections of this chapter... 

The stability of isothiazole derives from the fact that it has an aromatic delocalized ir-electron system. The NMR chemical shifts, which depend, inter alia, on ring currents, and the high stability of the molecular ions in mass spectrometry, are typical of aromatic compounds, and X-ray measurements confirm the partial double bond character of all the bonds of the ring. 

Saccharin does not comply with the normal 4n + 2)ir-electron rule for aromaticity, but in view of the fact that it has been shown earlier to have a degree of ir-electron delocalization through the sulfur atom, and for convenience of classification of its chemical reactions, it will be considered to be aromatic in the subsequent sections dealing with its chemistry. 

Several methods of quantitative description of molecular structure based on the concepts of valence bond theory have been developed. These methods employ orbitals similar to localized valence bond orbitals, but permitting modest delocalization. These orbitals allow many fewer structures to be considered and remove the need for incorporating many ionic structures, in agreement with chemical intuition. To date, these methods have not been as widely applied in organic chemistry as MO calculations. They have, however, been successfully applied to fundamental structural issues. For example, successful quantitative treatments of the structure and energy of benzene and its heterocyclic analogs have been developed. It remains to be seen whether computations based on DFT and modem valence bond theory will come to rival the widely used MO programs in analysis and interpretation of stmcture and reactivity. 

The meaning of the word aromaticity has evolved as understanding of the special properties of benzene and other aromatic molecules has deepened. Originally, aromaticity was associated with a special chemical reactivity. The aromatic hydrocarbons were considered to be those unsaturated systems that underwent substitution reactions in preference to addition. Later, the idea of special stability became more important. Benzene can be shown to be much lower in enthalpy than predicted by summation of the normal bond energies for the C=C, C—C, and C—H bonds in the Kekule representation of benzene. Aromaticity is now generally associated with this property of special stability of certain completely conjugated cyclic molecules. A major contribution to the stability of aromatic systems results from the delocalization of electrons in these molecules. 

The increase in the proportion of the tetrasubstituted isomer in the cases of the morpholine and piperidine enamines of 2-methylcyelohexanone has been ascribed to both steric and electronic factors. The authors propose that the overlap of the electron pair on the nitrogen atom and the v electrons of the double bond is much more important in the case of the pyrrolidine enamines and much less with the others. Support for this postulate was provided by the NMR spectra of these enamines, wherein the chemical shifts of the vinylic protons of the pyrrolidine enamines were at a higher field than those of the corresponding morpholine and piperidine enamines by 20-27 Hz. The greater amount of overlap or electron delocalization, in the case of pyrrolidine enamine, is in accord with the postulate of Brown et al. (7- ) that the double bond exo to the five-membered ring is more favored than the double bond exo to the six-membered ring. 

Electron delocalization can dictate the site of chemical reaction within a molecule. Consider, for example, two alternative acid-base reactions for imidazole ... 

Phenol has different chemical properties from those of typical alcohols. Display the electrostatic potential map for phenol. Does this suggest that phenol is likely to be a stronger or weaker acid than any of the compounds discussed above Compare the electrostatic potential map for 4-nitrophenol to that for phenol. What effect does substitution by nitro have on acid strength Explain your result by considering charge delocalization in the conjugate base. Draw all reasonable Lewis structures for phenoxide anion and for 4-nitrophenoxide anion. Which is more delocalized Is this consistent with experimental pKa s ... 

Buckminsterfullerene (Cm or Buckyball ) is structurally related to corannulene. In which molecule would you expect 7U-orbital overlap be more effective Explain. How many chemically unique carbons are there in C6o Measure CC bond distances. How many unique distances are there Is each benzene fully delocalized or is one resonance contributor more important than the other ... 

In standard quantum-mechanical molecular structure calculations, we normally work with a set of nuclear-centred atomic orbitals Xi< Xi CTOs are a good choice for the if only because of the ease of integral evaluation. Procedures such as HF-LCAO then express the molecular electronic wavefunction in terms of these basis functions and at first sight the resulting HF-LCAO orbitals are delocalized over regions of molecules. It is often thought desirable to have a simple ab initio method that can correlate with chemical concepts such as bonds, lone pairs and inner shells. A theorem due to Fock (1930) enables one to transform the HF-LCAOs into localized orbitals that often have the desired spatial properties. 

The traditional view of molecular bonds is that they are due to an increased probability of finding electrons between two nuclei, as compared to a sum of the contributions of the pure atomic orbitals. The canonical MOs are delocalized over the whole molecule and do not readily reflect this. There is, furthermore, little similarity between MOs for systems which by chemical measures should be similar, such as a series of alkanes. The canonical MOs therefore do not reflect the concept of functional groups. 

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