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Question: In which of the following compounds the carbon marked with asterisk is expected to have greatest pos...

In which of the following compounds the carbon marked with asterisk is expected to have greatest positive charge?

A

C∗H3−CH2−Cl\overset{*}{C}H_{3} - CH_{2} - Cl

B

C∗H3−CH2−Mg+Cl−\overset{*}{C}H_{3} - CH_{2} - Mg^{+}Cl^{-}

C

C∗H3−CH2−Br\overset{*}{C}H_{3} - CH_{2} - Br

D

C∗H3−CH2−CH3\overset{*}{C}H_{3} - CH_{2} - CH_{3}

Answer

C∗H3−CH2−Cl\overset{*}{C}H_{3} - CH_{2} - Cl

Explanation

Solution

: As Cl is most electronegative element among Cl, Mg, Br and C thus, it has grater – I effect and the asterisk marked carbon in CH3−CH2−ClCH_{3} - CH_{2} - Cl is expected to have greater positive charge.