JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The most stable carbocation among the following cyclic cations is

Answer: (D)

Solution

The tropylium cation is aromatic (6π electrons delocalized equally over all 7 carbons, satisfying Hückel's rule) and is

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