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How many p electrons are in the thiazoline ring of thiamine hydrochloride? of thiamine?

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The answer is 4 π electrons.

The molecule of thiamine has two rings: pyrimidine (six-member ring) and thiazoline (five-member ring). Pyrimidine has 3 π bonds and thiazoline 2 π bonds. Since each bond contains 2 electrons, this means that the pyrimidine has 6 π electrons and thiazoline 4 π electrons.
How many p electrons are in the thiazoline ring of thiamine hydrochloride? of thiamine-example-1