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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

Identify the correct statements for a ring system to exhibit aromaticity
(i) It must not be planar.
(ii) It must possess \((4 n+2) \pi\)-electrons.
(iii) It must be planar.
(iv) It must possess \(4 n \pi\)-electrons.
The correct answer is

  1. A ii, iv
  2. B i, ii
  3. C i, iv
  4. D ii, iii
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(D) ii, iii

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(i) For a compound to be aromatic (ii) The ring system must contain \((4 n+2) \pi\) electrons. (iii) The ring system must be planar.