17. Aromaticity

(••) Molecule A is significantly more water soluble than molecule B. Justify this observation.

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     A                        B

If Kekulé's original hypothesis had been correct and benzene was really an equilibrium between two structures, how many distinct isomers would exist for 1,2-dichlorobenzene?

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