Is phosphorine (C₅H₅P) aromatic?












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Phophorine seems aromatic as it has 6 conjugated electrons. But the answer given is that it is not. This seems odd since pyridine has a similar structure and is also aromatic. Thus I ask is phospohrine aromatic or not?



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    Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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Phophorine seems aromatic as it has 6 conjugated electrons. But the answer given is that it is not. This seems odd since pyridine has a similar structure and is also aromatic. Thus I ask is phospohrine aromatic or not?



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    Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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    – mykhal
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Phophorine seems aromatic as it has 6 conjugated electrons. But the answer given is that it is not. This seems odd since pyridine has a similar structure and is also aromatic. Thus I ask is phospohrine aromatic or not?



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Phophorine seems aromatic as it has 6 conjugated electrons. But the answer given is that it is not. This seems odd since pyridine has a similar structure and is also aromatic. Thus I ask is phospohrine aromatic or not?



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    Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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    Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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Phosphinine is aromatic, but somewhat less than benzene.
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Phosphorine (IUPAC: phosphinine) actually has aromatic character nearly as great (88%) as that of benzene. According to the reference, phosphorine is sufficiently stable to be handled without air-free techniques; and it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions similar to those of benzene.






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    With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
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    So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
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    – Oscar Lanzi
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    No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
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Phosphorine (IUPAC: phosphinine) actually has aromatic character nearly as great (88%) as that of benzene. According to the reference, phosphorine is sufficiently stable to be handled without air-free techniques; and it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions similar to those of benzene.






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    With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
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    So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
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    – Oscar Lanzi
    Dec 5 '18 at 0:38






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    No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
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    – Martin - マーチン
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$begingroup$

Phosphorine (IUPAC: phosphinine) actually has aromatic character nearly as great (88%) as that of benzene. According to the reference, phosphorine is sufficiently stable to be handled without air-free techniques; and it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions similar to those of benzene.






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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 4 '18 at 16:38










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    So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
    $endgroup$
    – Oscar Lanzi
    Dec 5 '18 at 0:38






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    No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
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    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 5 '18 at 9:22














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Phosphorine (IUPAC: phosphinine) actually has aromatic character nearly as great (88%) as that of benzene. According to the reference, phosphorine is sufficiently stable to be handled without air-free techniques; and it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions similar to those of benzene.






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Phosphorine (IUPAC: phosphinine) actually has aromatic character nearly as great (88%) as that of benzene. According to the reference, phosphorine is sufficiently stable to be handled without air-free techniques; and it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions similar to those of benzene.







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    $begingroup$
    With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 4 '18 at 16:38










  • $begingroup$
    So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
    $endgroup$
    – Oscar Lanzi
    Dec 5 '18 at 0:38






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 5 '18 at 9:22














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 4 '18 at 16:38










  • $begingroup$
    So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
    $endgroup$
    – Oscar Lanzi
    Dec 5 '18 at 0:38






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin - マーチン
    Dec 5 '18 at 9:22








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$begingroup$
With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
$endgroup$
– Martin - マーチン
Dec 4 '18 at 16:38




$begingroup$
With reference you mean the Wikipedia article? I have quite a bit of trouble believing this answer without knowing the context in which these 88% of aromatic character came about. Since there isn't even an agreed-upon rigorous definition of aromaticity, the number is without context equally as informative as a picked number from the phone book.
$endgroup$
– Martin - マーチン
Dec 4 '18 at 16:38












$begingroup$
So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
$endgroup$
– Oscar Lanzi
Dec 5 '18 at 0:38




$begingroup$
So ... you apparently think this is not aromatic?
$endgroup$
– Oscar Lanzi
Dec 5 '18 at 0:38




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No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
$endgroup$
– Martin - マーチン
Dec 5 '18 at 9:22




$begingroup$
No, that is not what I said. I just don't have any trust in that assessment of the 88% without any context of how this number came about.
$endgroup$
– Martin - マーチン
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