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Why is benzene extra ordinarily stable though it contains three doublebonds?

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Benzene is a hybrid of resonating structures given as:

Benzene is a hybrid of resonating structures. All six carbon atoms in benzene are sp² hybridized. The two sp² hybrid orbitals of each carbon atom overlap with the sp² hybrid orbitals of adjacent carbon atoms to form six sigma bonds in hexagonal plane. Left sp² hybrid orbital on each carbon atom overlaps with the s-orbital of hydrogen to form six sigma C-H bonds. Left unhybridized p-orbital of carbon atoms has the possibility of forming three π bonds by the lateral overlap of C₁ - C₂, C₃- C₄, C₅ - C₆, or C₂ - C₃, C₄-C₅, C₆-C_1.

The six π's are delocalized and can move freely about the six carbon nuclei. Even after the presence of three double bonds, these delocalized π-electrons stabilize benzene.

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