The ring systems having the following characteristics are aromatic.
(i) Planar ring containing conjugated bonds.
(ii) Complete delocalization of the −electrons in the ring system i.e. each atom in the ring has unhybridized p-orbital, and
(iii) Presence of −electrons in the ring where n is an integer (n = 0, 1, 2,………..) [Huckel rule].
Using this information classify the following compounds as aromatic/nonaromatic.
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It is aromatic since the ring is planar, has complete delocalization of |
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It is non-aromatic because the ring is non-planar, and has incomplete delocalisation of |
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It is aromatic since the ring is planar, has complete delocalization of
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It is non-aromatic because the ring is non-planar, and has incomplete delocalization of
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It is aromatic since the ring is planar, has complete delocalisation of |
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It is aromatic since the ring is planar, and has complete delocalization of |
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It is non-aromatic because the ring is planar, has incomplete delocalization of |