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Why is 11-oxabicyclo(4.4.1)undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene aromatic?

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I have been told by my instructors that for aromaticity it is necessary for the moleculea compound to be planararomatic, but in theit must be planar. In this given molecule Oxygenthe oxygen seems to be out of the plane of the conjugated system, so my question is why is this molecule: how can it still be aromatic  , then?

Why is 11-oxabicyclo(4.4.1)undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene aromatic

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I have been told by my instructors that for aromaticity it is necessary for the molecule to be planar, but in the given molecule Oxygen seems to be out of the plane of the conjugated system, so my question is why is this molecule aromatic  ?

Why is 11-oxabicyclo(4.4.1)undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene aromatic?

11-oxabicyclo(4.4.1)undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene

I have been told by my instructors that for a compound to be aromatic, it must be planar. In this given molecule the oxygen seems to be out of the plane of the conjugated system: how can it still be aromatic, then?

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Why is this compound11-oxabicyclo(4.4.1)undeca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene aromatic

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Why is this compound aromatic

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I have been told by my instructors that for aromaticity it is necessary for the molecule to be planar, but in the given molecule Oxygen seems to be out of the plane of the conjugated system, so my question is why is this molecule aromatic ?