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Old April 6th, 2007, 09:51
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It still has its other electrons involved in the conjugated pi system, so these are unaffected. So it retains its aromaticity.
But thats exactly what would make it non-aromatic. By losing those two electrons it will behave differently, similar to B. I am not sure of the answer, but I think it is one of those abnormal qualities of benzene that allows it to still be aromatic?