JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Amines

  • question_answer
    The correct stability order of the following resonance structures is
    \[\underset{(I)}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}C=\overset{+}{\mathop{N}}\,=\overline{N}}}\,\]             \[\underset{(II)}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}\overset{+}{\mathop{C}}\,-\overset{{}}{\mathop{N}}\,=\overline{N}}}\,\]
    \[\underset{(III)}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}\overset{-}{\mathop{C}}\,-\overset{+}{\mathop{N}}\,\equiv N}}\,\]         \[\underset{(IV)}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}\overset{-}{\mathop{C}}\,-\overset{+}{\mathop{N}}\,=\overset{+}{\mathop{N}}\,}}\,\]
     

    A) (I)         >   (II)  >   (IV)   >   (III)

    B) (I)         >   (III)  >   (II)   >   (IV)

    C) (II)        >   (I)    >   (III)   >   (IV)

    D) (III)       >   (I)    >   (IV)   >   (II)

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b]  \[\underset{\begin{matrix}    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ Octet}\,\text{complete}  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ 6}\,\text{covalent}\,\text{bond}\text{.  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }-ve\,\,\text{charge}\,\text{on}\,\text{N}  \\ \end{matrix}}{\mathop{\underset{I}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}C={{N}^{+}}={{N}^{-}}}}\,}}\,>\underset{\begin{matrix}    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ Octet}\,\,\text{complete}  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ 6}\,\text{covalent}\,\text{bond,  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }-ve\,\text{charge}\,\text{on}\,\text{C}  \\ \end{matrix}}{\mathop{\underset{III}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}{{C}^{-}}-{{N}^{+}}\equiv N>}}\,}}\,\underset{\begin{matrix}    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ Octet}\,\,\text{incomplete,}  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ 5}\,\text{covalent}\,\,\text{bond,  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }-ve\,\text{charge}\,\text{on}\,\text{N}  \\ \end{matrix}}{\mathop{\underset{II}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}{{C}^{+}}-N={{N}^{-}}}}\,}}\,>\underset{\begin{matrix}    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ Octet}\,\,\text{incomplete,}  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ 5}\,\text{covalent}\,\,\text{bond,  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }  \\    \text{  }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }-ve\,\text{charge}\,\text{on}\,\text{C}  \\ \end{matrix}}{\mathop{\underset{IV}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}{{C}^{-}}-N={{N}^{+}}}}\,}}\,\]


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