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In which of these cyclic compounds you find the minimum angle strain?
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryNEET
Options:
  • A C3H6
  • B C4H8
  • C C5H10
  • D C6H12
Solution:
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The correct answer is: C6H12

According to Baeyer's strain theory:- 

Stability of cycloalkane is inversely proportional to the angle of strain  θ  means a greater angle of strain lesser stability of cycloalkane (till cyclohexane).

Stability order of cycloalkane: 

C 3 H 6 < C 4 H 8  < C 5 H 10  < C 6 H 12    Minimum θ

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