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Match the LIST-I with LIST-II | LIST-I | LIST-II | |---|---| | A. Carbocation | I. Species that can supply a pair of…

General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II | LIST-I | LIST-II | |---|---| | A. Carbocation | I. Species that can supply a pair of electrons | | B. C-Free radical | II. Species that can receive a pair of electrons | | C. Nucleophile | III. sp² hybridized carbon with empty p-orbital | | D. Electrophile | IV. sp²/sp³ hybridized carbon with one unpaired electron | Choose the correcct option:

Options
  1. a

    A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

  2. b

    A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

  3. c

    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

  4. d

    A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Correct Answerd

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Detailed Solution

Step 1: Intermediates and Descriptions

  • Carbocation: Carbon with sp2sp^2 hybridization and an empty pp-orbital (III).
  • C-Free radical: Carbon with sp2/sp3sp^2/sp^3 hybridization and one unpaired electron (IV).
  • Nucleophile: Species that supplies a pair of electrons (I).
  • Electrophile: Species that receives a pair of electrons (II).

Step 2: Matching A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.

Answer: (d) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II\boxed{\text{Answer: (d) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II}}

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