Question 1
What are hybridisation states of each carbon atom in the following compounds ?
(i) CH2=C=O,
(ii) CH3CH=CH2,
(iii) (CH3)2CO,
(iv) CH2=CHCN,
(v) C6H6
(i) C-1 is sp2 hybridised.
C-2 is sp hybridised.
(ii) C-1 is sp3 hybridised.
C-2 is sp2 hybridised.
C-3 is sp2 hybridised.
(iii) C -1 and C-3 are sp3 hybridised.
C-2 is sp2 hybridised.
(iv) C-1 is sp2 hybridised.
C-2 is sp2 hybridised.
C-3 is sp hybridised.
(v) C6H6 All the 6 carbon atoms in benzene are sp2 hybridised.
