Structure electron delocalization

In molecular orbital tcnninology. the hybrid might be represented by one structure with delocalized tt electrons spread over the sigrna-bonded framework... 

Electron delocalization can be important in ions as well as in neutral molecules Using curved arrows show how an equally stable resonance structure can be generated for each of the following anions... 

Electron delocalization stabilizes a molecule A molecule in which electrons are delocalized is more stable than implied by any of the individual Lewis structures that may be written for it The de gree of stabilization is greatest when the contrib uting Lewis structures are of equal stability... 

These are the most important rules to be concerned with at present Additional aspects of electron delocalization as well as additional rules for Its depiction by way of resonance structures will be developed as needed in subsequent chapters... 

Electron Delocalization in the Conjugate Base With a of —1 4 nitnc acid is almost completely ionized m water If we look at the Lewis structure of nitric acid m light of what we have said about inductive effects we can see why The N atom m nitric acid IS not only electronegative m its own right but bears a formal charge of +1 which enhances its ability to attract electrons away from the —OH group... 

Nitrate ion is stabilized by electron delocalization which we can represent m terms of resonance between three equivalent Lewis structures... 

Electron delocalization m the conjugate base usually expressed via resonance between Lewis structures increases acidity... 

Electron delocalization m allylic carbocations can be indicated using a dashed line to show the sharing of a pair of rr electrons by the three carbons The structural formula IS completed by placing a positive charge above the dashed line or by adding partial pos itive charges to the carbons at the end of the allylic system... 

In resonance terms electron delocalization map unsaturated carbonyl compounds IS represented by contributions from three principal resonance structures... 

The resonance effect of the carbonyl group Electron delocalization expressed by resonance between the following Lewis structures causes the negative charge in acetate to be shared equally by both oxygens Electron delocalization of this type IS not available to ethoxide ion... 

A hydrogen attached to the a carbon atom of a p keto ester is relatively acidic Typical p keto esters have pA values of about 11 Because the a carbon atom is flanked by two electron withdrawing carbonyl groups a carbanion formed at this site is highly stabi hzed The electron delocalization m the anion of a p keto ester is represented by the res onance structures... 

Protonation of imidazole yields an ion that is stabilized by the electron delocalization represented in the resonance structures shown... 

Electron delocalization in phenoxide is represented by resonance among the structures... 

Aromatic compound (Section 113) An electron delocalized species that is much more stable than any structure wntten for It in which all the electrons are localized either in cova lent bonds or as unshared electron pairs... 

The 1,2-dithiolylium and 1,3-dithiolylium ions (115) and (116) are iso-rr-electronic with the tropylium ion, from which they may be formally derived by replacing double bonds by sulfur atoms. Various calculations and structural data demonstrate that the rings are stabilized by tt-electron delocalization. 

Some fundamental structure-stability relationships can be employed to illustrate the use of resonance concepts. The allyl cation is known to be a particularly stable carbocation. This stability can be understood by recognizing that the positive charge is delocalized between two carbon atoms, as represented by the two equivalent resonance structures. The delocalization imposes a structural requirement. The p orbitals on the three contiguous carbon atoms must all be aligned in the same direction to permit electron delocalization. As a result, there is an energy barrier to rotation about the carbon-carbon... 

In order for a substitution to occur, a n-complex must be formed. The term a-complex is used to describe an intermediate in which the carbon at the site of substitution is bonded to both the electrophile and the hydrogen that is displaced. As the term implies, a a bond is formed at the site of substitution. The intermediate is a cyclohexadienyl cation. Its fundamental structural characteristics can be described in simple MO terms. The a-complex is a four-7t-electron delocalized system that is electronically equivalent to a pentadienyl cation (Fig. 10.1). There is no longer cyclic conjugation. The LUMO has nodes at C-2 and C-4 of the pentadienyl structure, and these positions correspond to the positions meta to the site of substitution on the aromatic ring. As a result, the positive chargex)f the cation is located at the positions ortho and para to the site of substitution. 

The same mixture of H and I was obtained starting with either of the geometrically isomeric radical precursors E or F. A possible explanation is based on the assumption of a common radical conformer G, stabilized in the geometry shown by electron delocalization involving the radicaloid p-orbital, the p-peroxy oxygen and Jt of the diene unit. The structure of the compounds H and I were determined by H NMR spectra and the conversion of H to diol J, a known intermediate for the synthesis of prostaglandins. 

Resonance (Section 1.9) Method by which electron delocalization may be shown using Lewis structures. The true electron distribution in a molecule is regarded as a hybrid of the various Lewis structures that can be written for a molecule. 

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