Adolf von Baeyer suggested that, since carbon prefers to have tetrahedral geometry with bond angles of approximately 109^@, ring sizes other than five and six may be too strained to exist. Baeyer based his hypothesis on the simple geometrical notion that a three-membered ring (cyclopropane) should be an equilateral triangle with bond angles to 60^@, a four membered ring (cyclobutane) should be a square with bond angles of 90^@ and so on. According to Baeyer's analysis, cyclopropane, with a bond angle compression of 109^@ - 60^@ = 49^@, should have a large amount of angle strain and must therefore be highly reactive. Cyclohexane becomes puckered to releave its strain. The angular derivation of cycloalkane is (-11^@). Greater is the angular deviation more is the torsional strain. Which among the following is most strained cycloalkane?

Adolf von Baeyer suggested that, since carbon prefers to have tetrahed

1.	Adolf von Baeyer suggested that, since carbon prefers to have tetrahedral geometry with bond angles of approximately 109^@, ring sizes other than five and six may be too strained to exist. Baeyer based his hypothesis on the simple geometrical notion that a three-membered ring (cyclopropane) should be an equilateral triangle with bond angles to 60^@, a four membered ring (cyclobutane) should be a square with bond angles of 90^@ and so on. According to Baeyer's analysis, cyclopropane, with a bond angle compression of 109^@ - 60^@ = 49^@, should have a large amount of angle strain and must therefore be highly reactive. Cyclohexane becomes puckered to releave its strain. The angular derivation of cycloalkane is (-11^@). Greater is the angular deviation more is the torsional strain. Which among the following is most strained cycloalkane?
Answer» Cyclopropane Cyclobutane Cyclopentene Cyclohexane Answer :A