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ChemistryGOCHyper conjugationHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Arrange the following in decreasing order of stability.

(i) structure (ii) structure (iii) structure

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

(i) secondary benzylic cation : resonance with the ring plus 3 α-H. (ii) primary benzylic cation : resonance only. (iii) isopropyl cation : hyperconjugation only.

Resonance with the ring outweighs hyperconjugation. Order : i ii iii.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Hyper conjugation
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