Question

In the reaction

$CH_{3}CN\overset{H_{3}O^{+}}{\overset{\rightarrow}{\quad heat\quad}}CH_{3}COOH$

the hybridization state of the functional carbon changes from

• A. sp³ to sp²
• B. sp² to sp³
• C. sp to sp²
• D. sp² to sp

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

sp to sp²

Answer 2

CH₃ ¾ $\underset{\begin{aligned} & \downarrow \\ & sp \end{aligned}}{C}$ º N ¾¾®

p bond = 2 p bond = 1