Question

Aromaticity SOS-Can someone PLEASE help me out with it?

Answer 1

@Cuanchi @paki

Answer 2

What's your question @Hipocampus ?

Answer 3

@Hipocampus ..... what in particular is giving you trouble in relation to aromatic rings you posted?

Answer 4

There's a rule for aromaticity something like 2n+4 pi electrons as well as conjugation

Answer 5

determine aromaticity

Answer 6

and determine which one is aromatic among the aforementioned compounds

Answer 7

that's the problem! @photon there're so many exceptions

Answer 8

Has to be a conjugated system meaning that every other bond has a double bond.

Answer 9

I need to determine which compound is aromatic

Answer 10

like why B is aromatic and C is not?

Answer 11

sorry I'm not sure I'm following...if there's a + charge, I don't count e right?

Answer 12

but why? because E doesn't have an odd amount of double bonds?

Answer 13

http://www.chem.ucla.edu/harding/tutorials/aromaticity.pdf

Answer 14

correction 4n+2 pi electrons