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Hydrocarbons

Question
CBSEENCH11007714

Which of the following exhibits aromaticity:
(i) Cyclo - octatetraene  (ii) Cyclopentadiene   (iii) Tropylium cation?

Solution
Tropylium cation exhibits aromaticity because it contains 6π-electrons i.e. obeys Huckel’s rule i.e. (4n +2) straight pi] electrons.