Among the given compounds I-III, the correct order of bond dissociation energy of C-H bond marked with * is : [figure]
- III > II > I
- II > III > I
- II > I > III
- I > II > III
Answer
(3) II > I > III
Solution
Bond dissociation energy of a C–H bond increases with the s-character of the carbon and decreases when the radical formed is stabilised by resonance.
II: sp C–H of the alkyne (50% s-character) → shortest, strongest bond.
I: sp2 C–H of benzene (33% s-character); the phenyl radical formed is not resonance-stabilised.
III: sp3 C–H (25% s-character) of the CH2 next to the C=C (allylic); the radical formed is stabilised by the adjacent π bond → weakest bond.
∴ Order of bond dissociation energy: II > I > III
Answer: (3)