Question
Identify the type of hybridization of carbon that is attached to the OH group, in benzylic alcohol?
MHT CET
Chemistry
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
2026
MHT CET 2026 (13 April Shift 1)
MHT CET Chemistry Question (2026) — Solution
Options
- A. sp
- B. sp^2
- C. sp^3
- D. dsp2
Answer
C. sp^3
Step-by-step solution
The structure of benzylic alcohol is C_6H_5-CH_2-OH. The carbon atom attached to the -OH group is bonded to one carbon atom of the benzene ring, two hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. Since it forms exactly four sigma bonds and has zero lone pairs, its steric number is 4. Therefore, the hybridization of this carbon atom is sp^3. Answer: sp^3
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