Skip to content
New summer mock series is live Attempt timed papers for SSC, banking, and engineering entrances with updated syllabi for this season. View exams

#intermediate stability

2 public questions tagged with this topic.

Which intermediate is least stable when formed from CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₃ via homolytic cleavage?

Homolytic cleavage at CH₃-CH₂ forms CH₃· (primary radical), less stable than CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂· (primary) or secondary radicals due to minimal hyperconjugation.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Electronic Effects - Inductive Mesomeric Hyperconjugation and Resonance