Ques. 1JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Evening Shift)
The most stable carbocation from the following is :
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Answer
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Solution
A benzylic cation is stabilised by the ring; a +M group at para adds one more resonance form:
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–OMe at meta cannot conjugate (only –I); CH3 gives only +I.
∴ (C) > (B) > (D) > (A)
Answer: (3)