1.

Ethylene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon which decolourises Br_(2)//C Cl_(4) and alkaline KMnO_(4) solutions. In contrast, benzene is highly unsaturated yet it does not give the above reactions. This is because

Answer»

` Br_2//C Cl_4` and ALKALINE `KMnO_4` are MILD reagents
all the carbon-carbon BOND lengths in benzene are equal
benzene is stabilized by RESONANCE
benzene is a PLANAR molecule.

Solution :Benzene is stabilized by resonance.


Discussion

No Comment Found