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ChemistryGOCAromaticityMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice

Which of the following nine-membered ring species is the most stable (assume the ring is planar)?

(I) structure

(II) structure

(III) structure

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

The cation has 8 π electrons, the radical 9 and the anion 10. Only the anion has 4n+2 (n = 2) π electrons, so it is aromatic and the most stable. (III)

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Aromaticity
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