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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Cyclopropene with negative charge is aromatic or antiaromatic

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Cyclopropene with negative charge is antiaromatic because it is not following huckel’s rule of aromaticity of 4n+2 pie electrons as only 4 electrons are involved which is not of type 4n+2.Hence it is antiaromatic..