Question

The conditions for aromaticity is

• A. molecule must have clouds of delocalized $ \pi - $ electrons
• B. molecule must contain $ (4n+2)\pi - $ electrons
• C. both (a) and (b)
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The following are the necessary conditions for compound to be aromatic. (i) Molecule must be planar and cyclic (ii) Conjugated double bond must be present. (iii) It must have $ (4n+2)\pi - $ electrons.