When Cycloheptatriene Is Deprotonated, an Anion with Seven Resonance Forms

question 105

Essay

When cycloheptatriene is deprotonated, an anion with seven resonance forms of equal energy can be drawn. Given this fact, explain why cycloheptatriene is only slightly more acidic than propene.

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