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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

in a given compound,how to find number of hyperconjugations

Profile image of saikiran
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Neeti
10 Years ago
Hi Saikiran,
hyperconjugation occurs due to alpha hydrogen, which is the hydrogen attached to alpha carbon, and alpha carbon is that carbon to which functional group is directly attached. So in short, in order to find number of hyperconjugations, count the number of alpha hydrogen.
Profile image of Avinash
10 Years ago
number of hyperconjugation structures for a hydrocarbon with number of 'alpha' hydrogens 'a' equal to 'a' or 'a+1'
Profile image of Ranjeeta Meher
8 Years ago
Number of hyperconjugating structure is equal to number of alpha hydrogen atoms plus one. The addition of one is due to the original structure that is given which is itself a hyperconjugating structure.
Profile image of Rishi Sharma
5 Years ago
Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.

Number of hyperconjugating structure is equal to number of alpha hydrogen atoms plus one. The addition of one is due to the original structure that is given which is itself a hyperconjugating structure.

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Profile image of Mahesh Dipali
5 Years ago
stupids if  you use that formula an iit question will go wrong in the answer comes with no.of resonating srtuctures = no.of alpha hydrogens