NEET 2024 · ChemistryPrevious Year Question

The most stable carbocation among the following is:

Answer: (C) (C). \textbf{Answer:} (c) \textbf{Solution:} Carbocation stability increases with the degree of substitution and with the number of -hydrogens available for hyperconjugation.

NEET 2024 Chemistry question — The most stable carbocation among the following is:
  1. A.(A)
  2. B.(B)
  3. C.(C)
  4. D.(D)

Correct Answer

(C) (C)

Solution & Explanation

\textbf{Answer:} (c) \textbf{Solution:} Carbocation stability increases with the degree of substitution and with the number of -hydrogens available for hyperconjugation. Structure (C) is a tertiary 1-methylcyclohexyl cation: the positively charged carbon bears a methyl group and two ring groups, giving the maximum hyperconjugation plus from three alkyl groups. The other three are primary or secondary cations and are far less stabilised.

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