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Why is benzene extra ordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds?
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Benzene extra ordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds.
This is due to following reasons. Benzene is a resonance hybrid of two canonical forms.
In the resonance hybrid, all the six pi electrons are completely delocalized. This results in resonance stabilization.
This is due to following reasons. Benzene is a resonance hybrid of two canonical forms.
In the resonance hybrid, all the six pi electrons are completely delocalized. This results in resonance stabilization.
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