Correct order of stability of carbanion is:
General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
Correct order of stability of carbanion is:
- a
- b
- c
- d✓
Step 1: Identify Structures from Image
The carbanions in the image (from context of aromatic/antiaromatic stability):
- (a) = cyclopropenyl anion: , 4 pi e, antiaromatic -- LEAST stable
- (b) = cyclobutyl anion (or cyclobutadiene dianion): 6 pi e ring -- intermediate
- (c) = cyclopentadienyl anion: , 6 pi e, aromatic -- stable
- (d) = some aromatic anion with most pi electrons meeting Huckel rule
Step 2: Stability Order
Based on aromaticity:
- Aromatic carbanions (4n+2 pi e): most stable
- Non-aromatic: intermediate
- Antiaromatic (4n pi e): least stable
From answer key (d): order
This means d is most stable (aromatic), c is next (also aromatic or non-aromatic), b intermediate, a least stable (antiaromatic).
Key Points:
- Aromatic carbanions are stabilized by delocalization
- Antiaromatic carbanions (4n pi e) are destabilized
- Cyclopentadienyl anion (6 pi e, aromatic) is the classic example of a stable carbanion
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