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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)

Answer:

Solution:

(a) the tropylium cation has 6π and is aromatic. (b) the cyclopentadienyl cation has 4π and is anti-aromatic. So a $>$ b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity

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