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posted by  Praggy on 11/20/2007 6:01:57 PM  |  status: Live  

Help with chem

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a. What is the number of pi bonds in aspirin?
 
b. Also, what is the hybridization of the oxygen atom bonded to this carbon atom(mangenta)?

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posted by io2chip on 11/20/2007 11:48:44 PM  |  status: Live
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FROM the picture above we can see that there are 5 pi bonds
 
hybridization of the oxygen atom
O1 : sp2   because except the double bond around O there still be two unpair e around it
O2 : sp3   because except the 2 single bonds around itt there still be two more unpair e around it
O3 :sp3   because except the 2 single bonds around itt there still be two more unpair e around it
O4 : sp2  because except the double bond around O there still be two unpair e around it
 
count O1 O2 O3 O4 from left to right
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