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Statements about Hyperconjugation: Statement-I: Hyperconjugation is permanent effect. Statement-II: Hyperconjugation in…

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

Question

Statements about Hyperconjugation:

Statement-I: Hyperconjugation is permanent effect. Statement-II: Hyperconjugation in ethyl cation involves overlapping of C(sp²)-H(1s) bond with empty 2p orbital.

Options
  1. a

    Statement-I incorrect but Statement-II true

  2. b

    Statement-I correct but Statement-II false

  3. c

    Both statement-I and statement-II are false

  4. d

    Both statement-I and statement-II are true

Correct Answerb

Statement-I correct but Statement-II false

Detailed Solution

image Statement I: Hyperconjugation is a permanent effect that stabilizes carbocations, radicals, and alkenes. (True) Statement II: In the ethyl cation (\ceCH3CH2+\ce{CH3CH2^+}), stabilization occurs via the overlap of the filled CHC-H σ\sigma-orbital (sp3sp^3) with the adjacent empty 2p2p orbital of the cationic carbon (sp2sp^2). The statement mentions C(sp2)HC(sp^2)-H bond, which is incorrect (it's sp3sp^3 for the methyl group). Thus, Statement II is false.

Answer: (b) Statement-I correct but Statement-II false\boxed{\text{Answer: (b) Statement-I correct but Statement-II false}}

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