Organic Chemistry 202

Chapter 15   Benzene and Aromaticity

The following are items that you need to know for Exam I:

Kekule structure and resonance stability of benzene

Nomenclature: IUPAC and common (ortho-, meta-, para-)

Huckel [4n + 2] Rule of Aromaticity

a) Benzene
b) Aromatic ions
c) Pyridine
d) Pyrrole
e) Naphthalene

1) resonance stabilization

2) cyclic, planar, conjugated systems of 2, 6, 10, 14 p - electrons

3) NMR ~ 7d

4) Undergo EAS