Cyclobutadiene is not aromatic. Explain.
Cyclobutadiene (C4H4) is not aromatic because:
(i) It is not coplanar. It is envelope shaped.
(ii) It has only four -electrons and does not fulfil Huckel’s rule.
Which of the following exhibits aromaticity:
(i) Cyclo - octatetraene (ii) Cyclopentadiene (iii) Tropylium cation?