Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1

Organic Chemistry II
1st Semester, Year 2 (2017-2018)
Lecture 1
Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1
Dr Asim A. Balakit
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dept.,
College of Pharmacy,
Babylon University
This lecture is mainly based on:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Edited by Jill Barber & Chris Rostron, Oxford University Press, 2013
1



To be considered aromatic a compound must: 1- be planar (or close to planar) 2- have 4n+2 ?-electrons; this criterion is known as Huckel’s rule 3- be cyclic and fully conjugated



Organic Chemistry II
1st Semester, Year 2 (2017-2018)
Lecture 1
Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1
Dr Asim A. Balakit
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dept.,
College of Pharmacy,
Babylon University
This lecture is mainly based on:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Edited by Jill Barber & Chris Rostron, Oxford University Press, 2013
1



To be considered aromatic a compound must: 1- be planar (or close to planar) 2- have 4n+2 ?-electrons; this criterion is known as Huckel’s rule 3- be cyclic and fully conjugated