The Periodic Table

12:24 AM

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A: Why is (1E,3Z,5E,7E,9Z,11E)-cyclotetradeca-1,3,5,7,9,11-hexaen-13-yne not antiaromatic?

The textbook answer to this is that the triple bond consists of two orthogonal π systems whose interaction with each other is symmetry-forbidden. So as the attached figure shows, the two p-orbitals marked in red cannot participate in the aromatic system if the molecule’s structure is as drawn; th...

I love how a ‘simple’ question always attracts a complex answer.

Loong

@Jan At least, the question has got a complex name. ;-)

Jan

@Loong Oh yes, and I thank you very much for it, because I could easily copy the complex name from the title (and then add <i> and </i> where required) =D

Loong

Oh, I see you used <i>. I use the normal markup and add unicode U+2060 to separate expressions that do not want to work with markup.

Jan

I hate to admit this, but I don’t know how to enter cool unicode special characters with my keyboard (under xubuntu) without resorting to charmap =C

Loong

Maybe your result is even better since the output doesn't contain my invisible unicode characters.

orthocresol

12:39 AM

@Jan gosh, the first two times I read the question, I didn't realise Prof. Dimm didn't exist.

Jan

What, he doesn’t? D= I was hoping if that guy can make it, so can I .__.

Loong

Didn't we have another question that was "answered" by Sondheimer?

Ah, yes, the one about the Sondheimer annulene: chemistry.stackexchange.com/q/57678/7951

Mithoron

1:01 AM

Tlama

30 1

Is this guy really dumb or what?

Jan

Looks it o.o But that’s a harsh way to put it, innit? ;)

They’re special ;)

Mithoron

:D

orthocresol

Well, we were all dumb once...

(Or still are hahah)

Jan

Considering most of the choices I made in the last six months: Yes, I’m very dumb.

Mithoron

1:21 AM

@Jan At least we're dumb in smart way :D

Jan

Or maybe we just think that, and actually we’re smart in a dumb way …? =O

Mithoron

xD

Loong

Who of you is Dunning, and who is Kruger? ;-)

Mithoron

@Loong Nah we're not talking about Dunning–Kruger effect, but tangentiality of wisdom and intelligence :D

Jan

I need to look up Dunning-Kruger; who wants to explain it so I can continue surfing SE?

Mithoron

1:34 AM

Dunning–Kruger effect

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is. Dunning and Kruger attributed this bias to a metacognitive incapacity, on the part of those with low ability, to recognize their ineptitude and evaluate their competence accurately. Their research also suggests corollaries: high-ability individuals may underestimate their relative competence and may erroneously assume that tasks which are easy for them are also easy for others. Dunning and Kruger have postulated that...

Jan

A good thing that the basic explanation is typically within the onebox so I don’t even have to open the page =D

user228700

2:50 AM

Yello everyone :-)

user228700

Does anybody know a better answer to this question:

user228700

chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/27631/…

Chemobot

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yello_?

Jan

!!wiki/Yello ?

Chemobot

Yello

Yello is a Swiss electronic band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. The band is known for their 1985 single "Oh Yeah" which featured in the films Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Secret of My Success, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, K-9, and as the theme song for the character Duffman on The Simpsons. Their single "The Race" peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and was also featured in the film Nuns on the Run. == Band history == The band was formed by Boris Blank (keyboards, sampling, percussion, backing vocals) and Carlos Perón (tapes) in the late 1970s. Dieter Me...

user228700

2:51 AM

:-)

Jan

I was actually thinking of this (in German):

Yello Strom

Die Yello Strom GmbH ist eine bundesweite Vertriebs- und Marketinggesellschaft (Energiediscounter) für Energie und energienahe Dienstleistungen. Ihr Geschäftszweck ist der Vertrieb von Energie und energienahen Dienstleistungen für Privat- und Gewerbekunden. Die Yello Strom GmbH ist ein Unternehmen der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. == Unternehmensgeschichte == Mit der Liberalisierung des Energiemarktes 1998 wurden die deutschen Versorgungsmonopole aufgebrochen. Leitungsnetze, die nach wie vor ein natürliches Monopol darstellen, müssen seitdem allen Stromlieferanten – auch denjenigen ohne eigene…

user228700

I want to ask it again, because the given answer is terrible but still has four upvotes!

Jan

I don’t know, sorry =C

orthocresol

@Kaumudi You can put a bounty on it.

Or you can edit it to bump it to main page

But I don't know the answer anyway.

Jan

Right. All literature sources that I wanted (minus the ones I couldn’t find anything for) have been added to the thesis. Tomorrow I’ve got to add/rewrite a quick paragraph and add a new image, because I found a mechanism in the literature that explains my debromination with PPh3. Let the then modified-paragraph walk past somebody who double-checks that it’s not terrible, and I can give my PI a first version to correct.

I feel scared =C

gannex

3:12 AM

anybody else have problems with wasting time on studying/work do to obsessive behaviours?

due*

I just spent probably 5 hours too many making a presentation, and all my notes need to follow so many rules and organizational schemes. I know I could get more done in less time, but I can't bring myself to do it.

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