Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393663556
Author: Joel Karty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.37P
Interpretation Introduction

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The total electrons reside in MOs of π symmetry in the following cation is to be determined.

Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition), Chapter 3, Problem 3.37P

Concept introduction:

Two electrons of a double bond occupy a σ MO and the other two electrons occupy a π MO. Therefore, a double bond consists of a σ bond and a π bond. Each bond having two electrons residing in it.

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