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  • Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol? (i) A, B, C, D (ii) A, D (iii) B, C (iv) A

Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol?

(i) A, B, C, D

(ii) A, D

(iii) B, C

(iv) A

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The answer is the option (iii). The characteristics of an aromatic compound are that they have a \text {-OH} group indirectly attached to the benzene ring. So, Option (iii) B, C is the right answer.

 Aromatic compounds are now defined as cyclic compounds satisfying Huckel's rule. Aromatic compounds have the following general properties:

  • Typically unreactive
  • Often nonpolar and hydrophobic
  • High carbon-hydrogen ratio
  • Burn with a strong sooty yellow flame, due to a high C: H ratio
  • Undergo electrophilic substitution reactions and nucleophilic aromatic substitutions
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