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Which of the following heterocyclic compounds successfully achieve an aromatic $6\ \pi$ -electron sextet by utilizing at least one lone pair of electrons from their heteroatom?

Answer: A,B,C

💡 Solution & Explanation

Furan (oxygen), thiophene (sulfur), and pyrrole (nitrogen) all donate one lone pair from an unhybridized p-orbital into the ring to complete the 6 $\pi$ -electron aromatic sextet. Pyridine achieves its sextet purely through its double bonds; its lone pair remains orthogonal to the $\pi$ -system.

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