Question

limitations of Baeyer's strain theory only three points

Answer 1

Answer:-

All carbon atoms of cycloalkanes ring are planar indicating that cyclopropane ring is an equilateral triangle, cyclobutane ring is square and other cycloalkane rings are regular polygons.

When an open chain organic compound ,having the normal carbon tetrahedral bond angle of 109⁰28′ is converted into a cyclic compound, a definite distortion of this normal angle takes place leading to a lot of strain in the molecule. This strain ,commonly known as angle strain ,depends upon the extent of deviation of the bond angle from the normal tetrahedral angle value 109⁰28′.

Thus greater the deviation of the bond angle of the ring from 109⁰28′ ,greater is the strain and consequently more unstable is the ring.

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