Chemistry of Caffeine - Quantum - East Stroudsburg University
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<strong>Caffeine</strong><br />
<strong>Caffeine</strong> Zwitterion Resonance<br />
• Aromatic molecules are planar, cyclic, species that have 4n +2π<br />
electrons. (Huckel’s rule)<br />
• Molecules with 2,6,10,14,18….π electrons are aromatic.<br />
• <strong>Caffeine</strong> has 10π electrons, therefore is aromatic.
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