Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
JEE Main 2025 — 2 April, Morning Shift — Question 5
Consider the following compound ( X )
The most stable and least stable carbon radicals, respectively, produced by homolytic cleavage of corresponding bond are :
- Option A:
II, IV
- Option B:
III, II
- Option C:Correct
II, I
- Option D:
I, IV
Answer: C
Step-by-step solution
Most stable : II (due to resonance)
Least stable : I (due to electron deficient sp hybrid C-atom)
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- Exam
- JEE Main 2025
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
- Topic
- Definition & Properties of Reaction intermediates