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JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 42

The correct order of stability of following carbocations is:

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  1. Option A:

    A >> B >> C >> D

  2. Option B:

    B >> C >> A >> D

  3. Option C:

    C >> B >> A >> D

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    C>A>B>\mathrm{C}>\mathrm{A}>\mathrm{B}> D

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

C is aromatic due to ⊕ve\oplus \mathrm{ve} charge hence it is most stable

A have more resonance structure

B have less resonance structure

D have only hyper conjugation

Consider First Aromaticity > Resonance > Hyper conjugation

Ans. DD <B<A<C<\mathrm{B}<\mathrm{A}<\mathrm{C}

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Paper
28 January, Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Organic Chemistry
Topic
Definition & Properties of Reaction intermediates

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