Cyclopentadiene is unusually acidic for a hydrocarbon. Which of the following explains why that is? The carbon atoms of cyclopentadiene are all sp? hybridized. A В Cyclopentadiene is aromatic. Removal of a proton from cyclopentadiene yields an C aromatic anion. Removal of a hydrogen atom from cyclopentadiene yields a highly stable free radical. Removal of a hydride ion from cyclopentadiene produces an E aromatic cation. H H. cyclopentadiene

Cyclopentadiene is unusually acidic for a hydrocarbon. Which of the following explains why that is? The carbon atoms of cyclopentadiene are all sp? hybridized. A В Cyclopentadiene is aromatic. Removal of a proton from cyclopentadiene yields an C aromatic anion. Removal of a hydrogen atom from cyclopentadiene yields a highly stable free radical. Removal of a hydride ion from cyclopentadiene produces an E aromatic cation. H H. cyclopentadiene

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