JEE Advance - Chemistry (2013 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 5)

The hyperconjugative stabilities of tert-butyl cation and 2-butene, respectively, are due to
$$\sigma \to p$$ (empty) and $$\sigma \to \pi^*$$ electron delocalisations
$$\sigma \to \sigma^*$$ and $$\sigma \to \pi$$ electron delocalisations
$$\sigma \to p$$ (filled) and $$\sigma \to \pi$$ electron delocalisations
p (filled) $$\to \sigma^*$$ and $$\sigma \to \pi^*$$ electron delocalisations

Explanation

(i) The structure of tert-butyl cation $\left[\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \mathrm{C}^{\oplus}\right]$ is as follows :

JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 42 English Explanation 1

The carbocation is highly stable due to positive hyperconjugative $(+\mathrm{H})$ and inductive $(+\mathrm{I})$ effect.

(ii) The hyperconjugative effect is due to delocalication of $\sigma$ (sigma) electrons of $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}$ sigma ( $\sigma$ ) bond on carbon adjacent to carbocation with an empty P orbital (on carbcation).

JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 42 English Explanation 2

Hence, carbocation is stabilised due to formation of pi bond with adjacent carbon (due to delocalised) electrons of $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}$ sigma bond). Its a s to p (empty) delocalisation.

(iii) There are eight more protons on carbons adjacent to carbocation. This gives eight more hyperconjugative structures. This impart stability to carbocation.

(iv) The structure of 2-butene is as follows :

$$ \mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{CH}_3 $$

The hyperconjugative effect is due to the delocalisation of sigma ( $\sigma$ ) electrons of $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}$ bond with adjacent carbon containing pi bond.

JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 42 English Explanation 3

The electrons of $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H} $ $\sigma$ bond are donated to anti-bonding $\left(\pi^*\right)$ orbitals of carbon-carbon double bond. Its $\sigma $ $\mathrm{s}$ to $\pi^*$ delocalisation.

There are five more hydrogens from methyl groups attached to carbon-carbon double bond. Hence, five more hyperconjugative structures.

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