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COMEDK · Chemistry · 13. General Organic Chemistry

According to Baeyer's strain theory which is highly stable?

  1. A cyclohexane
  2. B cycloheptane
  3. C cyclopentane
  4. D cyclobutane
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(C) cyclopentane

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According to Bacyer's strain theory, cyclopentane is highly stable as, it bas lowest angle strain. The desired angle for \(s p^{3}\) hybridised carbon in cyclopentane should be \(109^{\circ} 28\) and the actual angle is \(108^{\circ}\). Thus the angle strain is minimum.