NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What happens in an organic reaction regarding covalent bonds?
Options
- ACovalent bonds are always formed
- BCovalent bonds are always broken
- CCovalent bonds are never involved
- DCovalent bonds may be broken and new ones may be formed
Correct answer
D. Covalent bonds may be broken and new ones may be formed
Step-by-step solution
In such a reaction, a covalent bond between two carbon atoms or a carbon and some other atom is broken, and a new bond is formed.