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  4. Calicene, C8H6, is expected to be a fairly polar aromatic molecule. Which of the following resonance forms contributes to the greatest extent towards the real structure (resonance hybrid) of the molecule?

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Q. Calicene, $C_8H_6$, is expected to be a fairly polar aromatic molecule. Which of the following resonance forms contributes to the greatest extent towards the real structure (resonance hybrid) of the molecule?

JIPMERJIPMER 2018Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

(Individual ring are aromatic because they follows Huckel's rule (4n+2) e's)

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