Stability of Reaction Intermediates
Understand the factors affecting the stability of carbocations, carbanions, and free radicals in hydrocarbon reactions.
Why this shows up in the exam
Predicting reaction outcomes often depends on knowing which intermediates are most stable.
How NEET tests this
Practise it
These are real questions from past NEET papers that test this exact idea.
Homolytic fission of the following alkanes form free radicals CH₃ − CH₃, CH₃ − CH₂ − CH(CH₃)₂, (CH₃)₂CH − CH₃, CH₃ − CH₂ − CH(CH₃)₂. Increasing order of stability of the radicals is
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