Methyl group attached to a positively charged carbon atom stabilizes the carbocation due to [2024]
– inductive effect
electromeric effect
hyperconjugation
mesomeric effect
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Alkyl groups directly attached to the positively charged carbon stabilise the carbocations due to hyperconjugation effect.
Example: (ethyl cation) in which the positively charged carbon atom has an empty -orbital. One of the C—H bonds of the methyl group can align in the plane of this empty -orbital and the electrons constituting the C—H bond in plane with this -orbital can then be delocalised into the empty -orbital.
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This type of overlap stabilises the carbocation because electron density from the adjacent bond helps in dispersing the positive charge.
The most stable carbocation among the following is [2024]
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3° Carbocations are more stable than 1° and 2° carbocations due to hyperconjugation and + effect.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In an organic compound, when inductive and electromeric effects operate in opposite directions, the inductive effect predominates.
Statement II: Hyperconjugation is observed in o-xylene.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: [2023]
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
A tertiary butyl carbocation is more stable than a secondary butyl carbocation because of which of the following? [2020]
– effect of – groups
+R effect of – groups
–R effect of – groups
Hyperconjugation
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The most stable carbocation, among the following is: [2019]
(3)
Among the given carbocations,
is most stable carbocation. As it consists of maximum number of -hydrogens and stablised by hyperconjugation.
Which of the following carbocations is expected to be most stable? [2018]
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group is meta-directing, thus will stabilize a electrophile at -position.
The correct statement regarding electrophile is [2017]
electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from another electrophile
electrophiles are generally neutral species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile
electrophile can be either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile
electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.
Which of the following statements is not correct for a nucleophile? [2015]
Ammonia is a nucleophile.
Nucleophiles attack low density sites.
Nucleophiles are not electron seeking.
Nucleophile is a Lewis acid.
(4)
Nucleophiles are electron rich species hence, they are Lewis bases.
Treatment of cyclopentanone [IMAGE 74] with methyl lithium gives which of the following species? [2015]
Cyclopentanonyl radical
Cyclopentanonyl biradical
Cyclopentanonyl anion
Cyclopentanonyl cation
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Which of the following is the most correct electron displacement for a nucleophilic reaction to take place? [2015]
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Nucleophile will attack a stable carbocation ( reaction).
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