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[18]-annulene
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[18]-annulene

chemical compound
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  • structures of common hydrocarbon compounds
    hydrocarbon
    / Annulenes and the Hückel rule

    [18]-Annulene is predicted to be aromatic by the Hückel rule (4n + 2 = 18 when n = 4). The structure shown has a shape that makes it free of angle strain and is large enough so that repulsive forces between hydrogen atoms in the…

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    [18]-Annulene is predicted to be aromatic by the Hückel rule (4n + 2 = 18 when n = 4). The structure shown has a shape that makes it free of angle strain and is large enough so that repulsive forces between hydrogen atoms in the…

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