Solve Q96 plz
Dear student,
Benzene has a delocalised ring of electrons. This is a very stable arrangement. There are delocalised electrons above and below the plane of the ring. The presence of the delocalised electrons makes benzene particularly stable. Benzene resists addition reactions because that would involve breaking the delocalisation and losing that stability. It has got exceptional stability because of the aromatic character and that 6 pi electrons from the 3 double bonds are the reason why benzene is aromatic. So ,anything which destroys this aromaticity like an addition reaction (which makes double bond vanish and resonance won’t be there and hence the aromatic character also won’t be there) is not going to occur.
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Benzene has a delocalised ring of electrons. This is a very stable arrangement. There are delocalised electrons above and below the plane of the ring. The presence of the delocalised electrons makes benzene particularly stable. Benzene resists addition reactions because that would involve breaking the delocalisation and losing that stability. It has got exceptional stability because of the aromatic character and that 6 pi electrons from the 3 double bonds are the reason why benzene is aromatic. So ,anything which destroys this aromaticity like an addition reaction (which makes double bond vanish and resonance won’t be there and hence the aromatic character also won’t be there) is not going to occur.
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