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Aromaticity of Caffeine

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No. The 6 membered ring is also a part of its aromaticity.

This can be better understood by considering the Zwitterion of Caffeine.

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The entire molecule is planar, conjugated and has 10π electrons(4n+2)

Reference:Slides by Nevina Keskineva

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