Aromaticity JEE 2012

In paper 1, chemistry section, there was one question on aromaticity. We were asked to select UNSTABLE molecules from the ones given at room temperature (Multiple correct).

Why can't option A) (1,3-cyclohexadiene) also be the correct answer??

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Vivek @ Born this Way ·

There's no reason for it to be. It's a simple conjugated diene. Not only Aromatic things are stable but rather aromatic species are more stable than they should be.

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Ketan Chandak ·

vivek bhaiya....aapka score?

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