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ChemistryGOCAromaticityHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Compare the resonance energy of the following compounds. Is the resonance energy of (a) greater than, less than or equal to (b) ?

(a) structure (b) structure

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

(a) is the cyclopentadienyl anion : 6π, aromatic, with aromatic stabilisation. (b) is the cyclopentadienyl cation : 4π, anti-aromatic, destabilised. So a b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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