Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 216
Question: An aromatic compounds among other things should have a $ \pi $ -electron cloud containing electrons where $ n $ can’t be [J & K 2005]
Options:
A) 1/2
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
According to Huckel ruel, all aromatic compounds must have $ (4n+2)\pi $ electrons where $ n $ is an integer, i.e., $ n=0,,1,,2,,3,,…$ and possesses unusual stability due to the complete delocalisation of $ \pi $ -electrons.
