Question #215680
calculate the amount of energy by which benzene is more
stable as compared to one Kekule structure:
∆
stable as compared to one Kekule structure:
∆
Expert's answer
The lower down a substance is, the more energetically stable it is. This means that real benzene is about 150 kJ mol-1 more stable than the Kekulé structure gives it credit for. This increase in stability of benzene is known as the delocalisation energy or resonance energy of benzene.
