NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
Why is the cyclic structure of benzene, with alternating single and double bonds, inadequate for explaining its properties?
Options
- AIt lacks carbon atoms.
- BIt contains too many hydrogen atoms.
- CIt should exhibit two different bond lengths, but it doesn't.
- DIt has a linear structure.
Correct answer
C. It should exhibit two different bond lengths, but it doesn't.
Step-by-step solution
The cyclic structure of benzene should exhibit two different bond lengths due to single and double bonds, but it doesn't.