Organic Chemistry Some Basic Principles and Techniques - Result Question 16
####18. Huckel’s rule states that a monocyclic conjugated compound will be aromatic if it contains
(a) $(4 n+2 \pi)$ electrons
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(b) $(4 \pi+2 n)$ electrons
(c) $4 \pi$ electrons
(d) $(4 n+2) \pi$ electrons
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Solution:
- (d) Huckel’s rule states that for aromaticity there must be $(4 n+2) \pi$ electrons present in a compound, where $n$ is an integer.
