Cyclopentadiene is unusually acidic for a hydrocarbon.An explanation for this is the following statement.
A) The carbon atoms of cyclopentadiene are all sp2-hybridized.
B) Cyclopentadiene is aromatic.
C) Removal of a proton from cyclopentadiene yields an aromatic anion.
D) Removal of a hydrogen atom from cyclopentadiene yields a highly stable free radical.
E) Removal of a hydride ion from cyclopentadiene produces an aromatic cation.
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