Which carbon in CH₃CH₂CH₂CH=CH₂ is most affected by the inductive effect of the double bond?
In CH₃CH₂CH₂CH=CH₂ (pent-1-ene), the fourth carbon (CH=) is part of the double bond, experiencing the strongest +I effect from adjacent alkyl groups.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Electronic Effects - Inductive Mesomeric Hyperconjugation and Resonance