JEE Main Chemistry question

Benzene's double bonds are not as reactive as those of hexatriene because

(A)The three double bonds are "caged" within a ring
(B)Benzene is aromatic and has six delocalised π-electrons, giving it extra resonance stabilisationCorrect
(C)Benzene has no double bond at all
(D)Benzene is non-polar

Answer: (B)

Solution

The cyclic delocalisation of benzene's six π-electrons lowers its energy well below that of a hypothetical localised cyclohexatriene, and this aromatic

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