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What is Aromatic and Möbius transition states?

Also known as: aromatic transition state · Möbius transition state

Definition 26.17 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 26 — Pericyclic Reactions

An aromatic transition state is a cyclic array of orbitals in a pericyclic transition state that, like a Hückel ring, is stabilised when it holds 4q+24q + 2 electrons. A Möbius transition state has an odd number of sign changes between neighbouring orbitals around the ring (one antarafacial twist); it is stabilised with 4q4q electrons.

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