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Question

The radical, is aromatic because it has :-

Options

A.6p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
B.6p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
C.7p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
D.7p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons

Solution


Benzyl free radical is aromatic as per Huckel′s rule it has 6π electrons present in p-orbital of carbon atoms involved in formation of benzene ring (Aromatic nature).
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6 π electrons and 6 p orbitals

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