Rank The Following Alkenes In Order Of Increasing Stability
The two alkenes, cis -CH 3 CH=CHCH 3 and (CH 3) 2 C=CH 2 have similar heats of hydrogenation (−120 kJ/mol and −119 kJ/mol, respectively), and are therefore of similar stability. However, they are both less stable than trans -CH 3 CH=CHCH 3 (−116 kJ/mol). You may wonder why an sp2 – sp3 bond is … Read more