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ChemistryGOCAromaticityMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle 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:
D
Solution:

(b) the pentadienyl cation is delocalised over five carbons, a longer conjugated system than the allyl cation (three carbons), so it has the larger resonance energy. So a b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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