Total number of aromatic compounds among the following compounds is . [figure]
Answer
1
Solution
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A compound is aromatic if it is cyclic, planar, fully conjugated and has (4n + 2) π electrons (Hückel rule).
(i), (ii), (vi): each has an sp3 (CH2) ring carbon, so there is no cyclic conjugation; non-aromatic.
(iii): 4π electrons (4n) in a planar ring, so antiaromatic.
(iv): 8π electrons in a tub-shaped (non-planar) ring, so non-aromatic.
(v): pyridine has 6π electrons (the N lone pair lies in the ring plane and is not counted), so aromatic.
Hence only 1 compound is aromatic.
Answer: 1