QuestionOrganic / free radicals
Which one of the following statements regarding free radicals is not correct ?
- (a) Carbon free radical is paramagnetic in nature.
- (b) Free radicals are formed by homolytic bond fission.
- (c) Stability order of free radicals for the following species is : H₂C=CHĊH₂ > Ph₃Ċ > Ph₂ĊH > PhĊH₂.
- (d) p-Benzoquinone acts as an inhibitor for free-radical reactions.
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