Question

Which of the following shows that benzene differs chemically from an open-chain conjugated triene?
A. it possesses high resonance energy.
B. It resists oxidation by mild oxidants such as aq. `KMnO_(4)` and dil. `HNO_(3)`
C. It reacts by substitution rather than addition with electrophilic reagents.
D. All of these.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - D
Cyclic compounds that are much more stable than their open-chain analogs are called aromatic.