Science Memes

14085 readers

2914 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

327

Unstable (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It has basically an entire benzene ring, one of the most stable structures in chemistry.

That's an overstatement, but it is extremely stable compared to most things in solution.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not much of an overstatement tbh.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's stable in terms of solute chemistry, compared to other crystalline stuff it can be much weaker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Oh sure, we're talking solids at that point haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It has basically an entire benzene ring,

It's been a while since I took organic chemistry, but isn't that literally just a benzene ring?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Meh, it's a benzene ring but with the hydroxyl and other groups on, it is a diminished benzene ring, the inter-ring bonds aren't quite as stable as a pure aromatic ring.

Has to do with the electron bonds having slightly longer lengths than in their 1.5 configuration. The difference is prety minor.