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Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of heat of hydrogenation.

(I) structure

(II) structure

(III) structure

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

A less stable alkene gives out more heat. Count the α-hydrogens : (I) has 3, (II) has 10 (a tetrasubstituted double bond) and (III) has 4.

Stability : II III I, so the heat of hydrogenation order is I III II.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Hyper conjugation
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