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Which diene has the larger heat of hydrogenation ? Compare (a) cyclohepta-1,3-diene and (b) cyclohepta-1,4-diene.

(a) structure (b) structure

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

The 1,3-diene is conjugated and is stabilised by resonance, while the 1,4-diene has isolated double bonds. So (b) has the larger heat of hydrogenation : a b.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:GOCSubtopic:Hyper conjugation
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