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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles And Techniques

Question
CBSEENCH11008265

The radical  because it has

  • 6 p -orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons

  • 7 p- orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons

  • 7 p- orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons

  • 6 p- orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons

Solution

A.

6 p -orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons

Due to the presence of 6p -orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons, it is aromatic in nature as these unpaired electrons delocalised in p-orbitals.