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The hydrogenation of some compounds to cyclohexane generates the following amount of heat:(kcal/mol)

Cyclohexene                 -28    1,3-cyclohexadiene         -54

1,4-cyclohexadiene       -56     Benzene                         -49

Based on these data, the best estimate of the resonance energy of benzene 

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Important Questions on Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry

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Which of the following represents the hyperconjugation effect?
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Which of the following molecules is least resonance stabilized?
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A tertiary butyl carbocation is more stable than a secondary butyl carbocation because of which of the following?
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The higher stabilities of tert-butyl cation over isopropyl cation and trans-2- butene over propene, respectively, are due to orbital interactions involving
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Identify the functional group that has electron donating inductive effect.
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The chlorine atom of the following compound

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that reacts most readily with AgNO3 to give a precipitate is

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Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Hyperconjugation is a permanent effect.

Statement II : Hyperconjugation in ethyl cation CH3-C+H2 involves the overlapping of Csp2-H1s bond with empty 2p orbital of other carbon.

Choose the correct option:

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Which of the following alkyl groups shows least positive inductive effect?
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Which of the following carbocations is expected to be the most stable?
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The most acidic proton and the strongest nucleophilic nitrogen in the following compound

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respectively, are

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Among the given species the Resonance stabilised carbocations are:

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The order of stability of the following alkenes with the first being the most stable and last being the least stable is
(i) CH3CH2CH=CH2
(ii) CH32C=CCH32
(iii) CH3CH=CCH32
(iv) CH32C=CH2
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Which one among the following resonating structures is not correct?
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In which of the following molecules, all atoms are coplanar?
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Which of the following is correct with respect to -I effect of the substituent? (R=alkyl group)
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Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity :
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