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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Definitions:

Panic Disorder

A type of anxiety disorder characterized by sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort, known as panic attacks, often with physical symptoms.

Unexpected Panic Attacks

Sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort that arise without warning and without an apparent trigger.

Panic Attacks

Sudden episodes of intense fear or anxiety, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or dizziness.

Specifiers

Further descriptors of a patient’s condition that capture the natural variation in the expression of affective disturbances, and therefore increase the specificity of diagnoses by conveying important information about salient features that might be otherwise overlooked. For example, one specifier used in conjunction with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder is “with melancholic features.”