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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

explain what are 1)carbenes 2)carbocations 3)carbanion along with their structures and hybridizations with reasons also explain the increasing stability of these organic compounds.

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15 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

dear nikhil

carbenes are of two type -

singlet - sp2 hybridised

triplet -  sp hybridised

triplet carbene is more stable than singlet carbene...

carbocation is a specie which has +ve charge on carbon atom , this carbon is SP2 hybridised ...

there is no lone pair at this carbon..

stablity order = benzyl>allyl>3o>2o>1o

carbanian is a specie which has -ve charge on carbon atom...carbanions are SP3hybridised ...

lone pair remains with this carbon...

stablity order = benzyl>allyl>1o>2o>3o