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    AROMATICITY

    Aromatic Compound Anti Aromatic Compound

    1.Cyclic. 1.Cyclic.
    2.Planar (sp2 or sp). 2.Planar (sp2 or sp).
    3.Completely conjugated. 3.Completely conjugated.
    4.It must follow Huckel’s rule: 4.It must follow Huckel’s rule:
    [4n+2]e– [4n]e–
    (where n can be 0,1,2,3,…..) (where n can be 1,2,3,…..)
    Example: Example:
    If n=0 2electrons If n=1 4electrons
    n=1 6electrons n=2 8electrons
    n=2 10electrons n=3 12electrons

    Non Aromatic Compound: Compounds which are neither aromatic nor


    anti aromatic are called non aromatic.
    AROMATICITY

    Stability Order :-
    Aromatic compound > Non aromatic compound> Anti aromatic compound

    NOTE :- Anti aromatic compounds are highly unstable and do not exist at room
    temperature and having tendency to make dimer.

    Cyclobutadiene
    AROMATICITY

    Q. Find out whether the compound is aromatic, anti aromatic or


    non aromatic.

    (Benzene)

    (Cyclopropenyl cation)
    AROMATICITY
    AROMATICITY

    (Cyclopentadienl
    carbanion)

    (Cyclopentadienyl
    carbocation)
    AROMATICITY
    AROMATICITY

    (Tropylium cation)
    (Cycloheptatrienyl cation)
    GENERAL ORGANIC
    CHEMISTRY
    AROMATICITY

    (Furan)

    (Thiophene)
    AROMATICITY

    (Pyrrole)

    (Pyridine)
    AROMATICITY

    [10]Annulene Ring adopts a non planar


    geometry to minimize repulsion
    Annulenes-Monocyclic hydrocarbons containing alternate single bond and
    double bond.

    (Cyclooctatetraene) Tub shaped


    [8]Annulene (Non planar)
    AROMATICITY

    Polycyclic fused compound

    (Naphthalene)
    Benzenoid aromatic compound

    (Anthracene)
    Benzenoid aromatic compound
    AROMATICITY

    (Phenanthrene)
    Benzenoid aromatic compound

    (Azulene)
    Non-benzenoid aromatic compound
    AROMATICITY
    AROMATICITY
    AROMATICITY

    (Tropone)

    (Tropolone)
    AROMATICITY
    AROMATICITY

    Applications of Aromaticity :

    Q. Which of the following compound is more acidic ?

    (a) (b) (c)

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