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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
(a)7
(b)18
(c)26
(d)35

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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-- 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
that reacts most readily with to give a precipitate is

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Resonance effect is not observed in

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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Hyperconjugation is a permanent effect.
Statement II : Hyperconjugation in ethyl cation involves the overlapping of bond with empty orbital of other carbon.
Choose the correct option:

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Consider the following compounds

Hyperconjugation occurs in:

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In pyrrole, the electron density is maximum on


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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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Which of the following compound is the most basic?

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The most acidic proton and the strongest nucleophilic nitrogen in the following compound
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)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

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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 effect of the substituent? (alkyl group)

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Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity :


