JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers / एल्कोहॉल, फीनॉल तथा ईथर Question Bank Properties of alcohol Phenol and Ethers

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    The order of stability of carbonium ions is             [MP PET 1996]

    A)                 Methyl > ethyl > iso-propyl > tert-butyl

    B)                 Tert-butyl > iso-propyl > ethyl > methyl

    C)                 Iso-propyl > tert-butyl > ethyl > methyl

    D)                 Tert-butyl > ethyl > iso-propyl > methyl

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    \[\underset{{{3}^{o}}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}    C{{H}_{3}}  \\    \underset{|\,\,\,}{\overset{|\,\,\,}{\mathop{{{C}^{+}}}}}\,  \\    C{{H}_{3}}  \\ \end{array}}}\,>\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \, \\    \\  {{2}^{o}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{+}{\mathop{C}}\,H}}\,>\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}   \\  \,  \\  {{1}^{o}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}\overset{+}{\mathop{C}}\,{{H}_{2}}}}\,>\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \, \\  \text{Methyl}  \\  \text{Carbonium ion} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\overset{+}{\mathop{C}}\,{{H}_{3}}}}\,\]


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