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Q64. Which of the following species are antiaromatic?align=absMiddle
A) I and II

B) II and III

C) III and IV

D) I and IV

Can u help me here ...i think the ans is B since aromatic compounds have a (4n+2)pi electrons in their ring according to the Huckel's rule but is there any other rule so as to find the anti - aromatic compound and if so pls specify....

Is my ans right??? If not pls give the right ans with the apt explanation

Geez..Thank You

Geoffrey Richards , 15 Years ago
Grade 12
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sharanya Shyamdas

I think Option C is correct..Coz III has got only 4 pi-electrons..So Huckel's rule disobeyed... N IV obviously

Compound II has no pi electrons! So no need to consider..

Anyway right option is either C or D.

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vikas askiitian expert

surely option C is correct ...

for anti aeromatic - all carbons should be in conjugation & should not follow (4n+2) pi ectron rule ...

I,II are both aeromatic but III,IV both anti aeromatic coz all atoms are in conjugation but system has

4 pi electrons from 2 double bonds & thus violates (4n+2) rule ..

4n+2 rule means - for n =0, 1,2  pi electrons are 2,6,10 .....so on

number of pi electrons should be 2 , 6 , 10 ....

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