Basics of Organic Chemistry

Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene

Reason R : The delocalised … electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Option B. Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene due to the delocalization of electrons in the π electron cloud of the aromatic ring. This delocalization of electrons leads to a more stable electronic configuration in benzene, as the electrons are shared more evenly between all six carbon atoms in the ring. This is in agreement with Assertion A.

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