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An aromatic compounds among other things should have a $\pi$-electron cloud containing electrons where $n$ can't be
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE Main
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According to Huckel Ruel, all aromatic compounds must have $(4 n+2) \pi$ electrons where $n$ is an integer, i.e., $n=0,1,2,3, \ldots$ and possesses unusual stability due to the complete delocalisation of $\pi$-electrons.

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