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ChemistryGOCAromaticityHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Which of the following would you expect to be aromatic ? (assume planar rings)

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

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(I) the cyclopropenyl anion has 4π : anti-aromatic. (II) cyclooctatetraene is non-planar : non-aromatic. (III) the cyclopentadienyl cation has 4π : anti-aromatic. (IV) furan has 6π (2 + O lone pair) : aromatic. Only (IV).

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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