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ChemistryGOCAromaticityMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice

Which of the following is unstable at room temperature ?

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

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(A) benzene (6π), (B) the tropylium cation (6π) and (C) furan (6π) are all aromatic and stable. (D) the cyclopentadienyl cation has 4 π electrons in a planar ring : anti-aromatic and unstable. So (D).

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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