Dear Reader,
I have already written a little about one of the toxins which some toads make, now we should think about the ring at the top right of the molecule. I think it will be aromatic, because of the fact that we have a flat unsaturated ring which has six pi electrons in it. Here is a picture of the two main resonance forms.
Resonance forms for the aromatic ring in the toad toxin
It is important to note that the toxins in toads do vary a lot from one species to another.
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