Is proline aromatic?

Answer:
Proline is not aromatic. While the ring does have 2+4n free electrons (from the nitrogen), the fact that the carbon adjacent to the nitrogen has three sigma bonds means that there is not an open pi orbital for electrons to resonate in.
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