Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

JEE Main 2025 — 2 April, Morning Shift — Question 5

Consider the following compound ( X )

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The most stable and least stable carbon radicals, respectively, produced by homolytic cleavage of corresponding C−H\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H} bond are :

  1. Option A:

    II, IV

  2. Option B:

    III, II

  3. Option C:

    II, I

    Correct
  4. 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
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