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ChemistryGOCAromaticityMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice

Which of the following compounds is not aromatic ? (assume planar rings)

(A) structure (B) structure (C) structure (D) structure

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(A) thiophene, (B) the cyclopentadienyl anion and (C) the pyrylium cation each have 6 π electrons in a planar ring : aromatic. (D) the cycloheptatrienyl anion has 8 π electrons (4n, n = 2) : anti-aromatic, not aromatic.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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