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ChemistryGOCAromaticityEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Which of the following is more stable ?

(a) structure

(b) structure

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

(a) is the cyclobutadiene dianion with 6 π electrons delocalised over four carbons, which fits the 4n + 2 rule (n = 1), so it is aromatic. (b) is a simple cyclobutenyl (allylic) anion. On aromaticity grounds, a b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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