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ChemistryGOCAromaticityEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Which of the following five-membered ring species is the most stable (assume the ring is planar)?

(I) structure (II) structure (III) structure

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

The anion has 6 π electrons, the cation 4 and the radical 5. Only the anion has 4n+2 (n = 1) π electrons, so it is aromatic and the most stable. (I)

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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