NEETChemistrySome Basic Concepts of Organic ChemistryMCQ+4 / −1
The radical,
is aromatic because it has
is aromatic because it has
- A7 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
- B6 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
- C6 p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
- D7 p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons.
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Correct answer: C
In benzyl free radical it has 6 p orbitals, each containing one
unpaired electron, in a six membered cyclic
structure is in accordance with Huckel rule of
aromaticity.

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