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WBJEE · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The order of decreasing ease of abstraction of hydrogen atoms in the following molecule

  1. A \(\mathrm{H}_{a}>\mathrm{H}_{b}>\mathrm{H}_{c}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{H}_{a}>\mathrm{H}_{c}>\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{b}}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{H}_{b}>\mathrm{H}_{a}>\mathrm{H}_{c}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{c}}>\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{b}}>\mathrm{H}_{a}\)
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(B) \(\mathrm{H}_{a}>\mathrm{H}_{c}>\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{b}}\)

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Abstraction of \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{a}\right)\) hydrogen atom results in the formation of \(3^{\circ}\) allylic carbocation wheres abstraction of \(\mathrm{H}_{c}\) gives \(2^{\circ}\) allylic carbocation (which is less stable as compared to former one). However, abstraction of…