Aromaticity and the Huckel 4n+2 rule

Question 1

molecule is aromatic only if it has a planar, monocyclic

system of conjugation and contains a total of 4n pi electrons (4, 8, 12…)

Answer 1

False. contains a total of 4n+2 pi electrons.(6, 10, 14…)

Question 2

4n pi electrons can be aromatic

Answer 2

False. it CANT be aromatic. Rather, ANTIAROMATIC. Due to delocalization of pie electrons that would lead to their destablization.

Question 3

Requirements of Aromaticity:

• Non-Planar
• pi electrons follow Huckle rule 4n+2
• Has continuous conjugated doubke bon in a ring.

Answer 3

False.

• PLANAR
• pi electrons follow Huckle rule 4n+2
• Has continuous conjugated doubke bon in a ring.

Question 4

Is benzene aromatic

Answer 4

True. Has 6 has six pi electrons following huckles rune nf+2