Question #a5716

1 Answer
Ernest Z.
Feb 26, 2017

There are 15 σ and 4 π bonds in a molecule of salicylaldehyde.

Explanation:

The main things to remember are:

  • Every bond contains a σ bond
  • Every double bond also contains a π bond

The structure of salicylaldehyde is

toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

Note that there are four unshown "C-H" bonds on the aromatic ring.

Thus, there are 5 "C-H" bonds, 4 "C-C" bonds, 1 "C-O" bond, 1 "O-H" bond, 3 "C=C" bonds and 1 "C=O" bond.

This makes a total of 15 bonds, so there are 15 σ bonds.

There are 4 double bonds (3 "C=C" and 1 "C=O"), so there are 4 π bonds.

Related questions
See all questions in Molecular Orbitals and Hybridizations
Impact of this question
1736 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License