Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 187

Question: With a change in hybridisation of the carbon bearing the charge, the stability of a carbanion increase in the order [DCE 2003]

Options:

A) sp<sp2<sp3

B) sp<sp3<sp2

C) sp3<sp2<sp

D) sp2<sp<sp3

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Stability of carbanions increase with increase in s-character of hybrid orbitals of carbon bearing charge, hence correct order is : sp3<sp2<sp .



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