Aliphatic vs aromatic hydrocarbon
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Aliphatic vs aromatic hydrocarbon
Could someone explain what the difference between aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons is? I did not really understand their definitions from what the textbook says about them. Thank you!
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Re: Aliphatic vs aromatic hydrocarbon
In the most simplest way of saying it:
aromatic hydrocarbon has a ring (like benzene) molecular structure.
-ARENES are under this category
aliphatic hydrocarbon does NOT have a ring shape, it has a chain like structure (like butane)
-ALKANES, ALKENES, ALKYNES are under this category
aromatic hydrocarbon has a ring (like benzene) molecular structure.
-ARENES are under this category
aliphatic hydrocarbon does NOT have a ring shape, it has a chain like structure (like butane)
-ALKANES, ALKENES, ALKYNES are under this category
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Re: Aliphatic vs aromatic hydrocarbon
An aliphatic hydrocarbon is one that is completely saturated, aka no rings or double bonds.
An aromatic hydrocarbon would be like benzene, where it is placed in a cyclic structure and has alternating double bonds (called conjugation) contained within the ring. THere are more specifics like any species that has 4n+2 electrons will be aromatic, but any species with 4n electron is what is known as anti-aromatic and will be very unstable. An example of this is cyclobutadiene.
An aromatic hydrocarbon would be like benzene, where it is placed in a cyclic structure and has alternating double bonds (called conjugation) contained within the ring. THere are more specifics like any species that has 4n+2 electrons will be aromatic, but any species with 4n electron is what is known as anti-aromatic and will be very unstable. An example of this is cyclobutadiene.
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