Question

Aromatic compounds are:

• A. Open chain compounds
• B. Closed chain compounds
• C. Both open and closed chain compounds
• D. Closed chain compounds which are structurally similar to benzene

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Closed chain compounds which are structurally similar to benzene

In organic chemistry, the term aromaticity is used to describe a cyclic, planar molecule with a ring of resonance bonds that exhibits more stability than other geometric or connective arrangements with the same set of atoms. Aromatic compounds or arenes are chemical compounds that contain conjugated planar ring systems with delocalized pi electron clouds instead of discrete alternating single and double bonds, and also have to satisfy Huckels rule. Typical aromatic compounds are benzene and toluene.