The allyl radical has how many pi electrons?
a). 1. b). 2. c). 3. d). 4
Allyl radical has the formula CH2 CH -- CH2
This radical has a double covalent bond out of which 1 bond is sigma and the other one pi bond. This pi bond contains 2 pi electrons. The odd electron present in p orbital is in conjugation with the double bond and can undergo delocalisation as shown below.
CH2 CH -- CH2 C H2 --CH CH2
Hence the total number of pi electrons = 2+1 =3
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