Aromaticity in Organic Chemistry, Part-6

For semester-1 (Chemistry Major and Minor, as well as CC-1 of MDC);

Topic: Aromaticity and antiaromaticity in 6-, 7- and 8-membered rings, benzene, tropylium cation, cyclooctatetraene (COT) - its dication; concept of homoaromaticity - homotropylium ion.

for relevant study material, see SM-3 at:

Reference book:
1. For a deep dive into organic chemistry: Study Guide to Organic Chemistry, Volume 1, by Chandan Saha, et al.
2. Organic Chemistry Lifesaver, Volume 1, by Basu and Mandal;