Consider the following compounds/species: [figure] The number of compounds/species which obey Hückel's rule is .
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 4
Answer
(4) 4
Solution
Hückel's rule: a cyclic, planar, fully conjugated species with (4n + 2) electrons is aromatic.
i. Naphthalene: 10 electrons (n = 2), obeys.
ii. Cyclopentadienyl anion: 6 electrons (n = 1), obeys.
iii. Cyclobutadiene: 4 electrons, antiaromatic, does not obey.
iv. Cyclopropenyl anion: 4 electrons, antiaromatic, does not obey.
v. Cyclopropenyl cation: 2 electrons (n = 0), obeys.
vi. Cyclooctatetraene: 8 electrons and non-planar (tub shaped), does not obey.
vii. Anthracene: 14 electrons (n = 3), obeys.
i, ii, v and vii obey Hückel's rule, i.e. 4.
Answer: (4)