Which of the following statements is not true about the stability of carbanions?
Chemistry · Class 11 · CBSE — Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Which of the following statements is not true about the stability of carbanions?
- Stability of carbanions increases with increase in s-character of orbital.
- The electron withdrawing groups like – NO2, – CN,
increases the stability of carbanions. - Order of stability of carbanions is 3° > 2° > 1°.
- The negatively charged carbon is sp3 hybridised and tetrahedral.
Answer
(C) Order of stability of carbanions is 3° > 2° > 1°.
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