Question
Correct order of stability of carbanion is
BITSAT
Chemistry
General Organic Chemistry
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 2)
BITSAT Chemistry Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. C B D A
- B. A B C D
- C. D A C B
- D. D C B A
Answer
D. D C B A
Step-by-step solution
As we know compound (4) is aromatic and the compound (1) is anti-aromatic. Hence compound (4) is most stable and compound (1) is least stable among these in compound (2) and (3) carbon atom having charge is sp ^3 hybridised. On the basis of angle strain theory compound (3) is more stable than compound (2).
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