To be aromatic, a molecule must have 4n 1 2 p electrons and must have cyclic

Chapter 15, Problem 15.5

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To be aromatic, a molecule must have 4n 1 2 p electrons and must have cyclic conjugation. 1,3,5,7,9-Cyclodecapentaene fulfills one of these criteria but not the other and has resisted all attempts at synthesis. Explain.

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