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2012 · Shift 1 · Q18
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Basics of Organic Chemistry question

2012 · Shift 1 · Q18

JEE AdvancedChemistryBasics of Organic ChemistryMultiple correct+4 / −2
Which of the following molecules, in pure form, is(are) unstable at room temperature?
  1. A
    IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 19 English Option 1
  2. B
    IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 19 English Option 2
  3. C
    IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 19 English Option 3
  4. D
    IIT-JEE 2012 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 19 English Option 4
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Correct answer: PLEASE PROVIDE THE STRUCTURES/NAMES OF OPTIONS A, B, C, AND D. WITH THE CURRENT INCOMPLETE PROMPT, THE ANSWER CANNOT BE VERIFIED.

The question asks which molecules are unstable at room temperature, but the molecular structures/options for A, B, C, and D are missing from the prompt.

Without the actual compounds, it is impossible to determine stability.

Step 1: What is required

To judge whether a molecule is unstable at room temperature, we must inspect its structure for features such as:

  1. excessive ring strain,
  2. cumulated double bonds in unsuitable systems,
  3. antiaromaticity,
  4. unstable functional group combinations,
  5. highly reactive small-ring alkynes/alkenes, etc.

Step 2: Why the answer cannot be derived

Here, options are shown as:

  • A:
  • B:
  • C:
  • D:

but no structures/names are provided. Therefore, there is no chemical information to analyze.

Step 3: Comparison with stored answer

The stored correct answer is given as B,CB, CB,C, but since the options themselves are absent, I cannot independently verify that result from the question data.

Hence, I must disagree on verification grounds: the problem statement is incomplete.

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