Which of the following species is not aromatic?

1. Benzene
2. Cyclooctatetraenyl dianion
3. Tropylium ion
4. Cyclopentadienyl cation

Solution

On applying the Hückel rule, $[(4 n+2) \pi$ electron] system,

Asked in: NEET 2023 (All India)

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