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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:

The indenyl anion (b) is a 10π aromatic anion fused to an intact benzene ring, so its total resonance energy is larger than that of the cyclopentadienyl anion (a). So a b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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