NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
Given below are two statements : Statement I : Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has 8 π electrons. Statement II : π electrons of > C = O group in tropolone is involved in aromaticity. In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- AStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- BStatement I is false but Statement II is true
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
- DBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
Correct answer
A. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Step-by-step solution
Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has 8 π electrons ( 6 πe - are endocyclic and 2 πe - are exocyclic) and π electrons of > C = O group in tropolone is not involved in aromaticity.