Chapter 5: Q-5-46P (page 222)
Some compounds are given below.(Question no 45)
a. Which is the most stable?
b. Which is the least stable?

Short Answer
a. Structure a is most stable.
b. Structure e is the least stable.
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Chapter 5: Q-5-46P (page 222)
Some compounds are given below.(Question no 45)
a. Which is the most stable?
b. Which is the least stable?

a. Structure a is most stable.
b. Structure e is the least stable.
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a. Draw the condensed structures and give the systematic names for all the alkenes with molecular formula C6H12, ignoring stereoisomers.
(Hint:There are 13.)
b. Which of the alkenes have Eand Zisomers?
c. Which of the alkenes is the most stable?
d. Which of the alkenes is the least stable?
What is each compound鈥檚 systematic name?

In a reaction in which reactant A is in equilibrium with product B at
25 掳C, what relative amounts of A and B are present at equilibrium if 螖G掳 at 25 掳C is
a. 2.72 kcal/mol?
b. 0.65 kcal/mol?
c. -2.72 kcal/mol?
d. -0.65 kcal/mol?
Draw the structure of a compound with molecular C8H14 that reacts with one equivalent of H2 over Pd/C to form a meso compound.
a. Which is the most stable: 3,4-dimethyl-2-hexene, 2,3-dimethyl-2-hexene, or 4,5-dimethyl-2-hexene?
b. Which compound has the largest heat of hydrogenation?
c. Which compound has the smallest heat of hydrogenation?
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