explain aromaticity and antiaromaticity why cyclooctatetraene is nonaromatic while cycloheptatrienyl?

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carbocation is aromatic in organic chemistry

2006-07-22 21:09:14 · 2 answers · asked by vivek m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

in order to be considered as an aromatic compound, it has to follow 4n + 2=total # of pi electrons, where n should be a whole number .(Huckel Rule)

2006-07-30 04:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Why should we? Go read it up lazybones.

2006-07-23 04:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by survivor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋