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EXPLAIN THE UNUSUAL REACTIVITY OF CYCLOPROPANE WITH REASONS.

EXPLAIN THE UNUSUAL REACTIVITY OF CYCLOPROPANE WITH REASONS.

Grade:12th Pass

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Ritwik Garg
41 Points
12 years ago

An sp3 hybridized molecule has an angle of 108º but in cyclopropane the angle at each bond is just 60º.

This in turn leads to angle strain and the molecule reacts easily to releive this strain.

 

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