Timeline for C-N bond lengths in 2-bromo-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene
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| Nov 15, 2019 at 22:16 | comment | added | ron | @PCK There is no circularity in the argument. Unless there is some outside influence that affects the two nitro groups differently (e.g. crystal packing forces in a solid), then the nitro groups must be equivalent. | |
| Nov 14, 2019 at 15:40 | comment | added | PCK | Ha, just seen how old this is | |
| Nov 14, 2019 at 15:39 | comment | added | PCK | I agree with much of this, but isnt there some circularity in this argument? The C2 symmetry axis only exists IF the C-N bonds are equivalent, so we shouldn't use it as proof of their equivalence? | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 17:36 | history | answered | ron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |