NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructurePractice
Examine the following two structures for the anilinium ion and choose the correct statement from the ones given below
Options
- AII is not an acceptable canonical structure, because carbonium ions are less stable than ammonium ions
- BII is not an acceptable canonical structure, because it is non-aromatic
- CII is not an acceptable canonical structure, because the nitrogen has 10 valence electrons
- DII is an acceptable canonical structure
Correct answer
C. II is not an acceptable canonical structure, because the nitrogen has 10 valence electrons
Step-by-step solution
II is not acceptable canonical form, because the nitrogen atom has 10 valence electron. Since N does not have d-orbitals in its valence shell, therefore, its octet cannot be expanded.