JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following cycloalkanes gives an open-chain compound when it reacts with bromine? [OJEE 2003]

(A)CyclopropaneCorrect
(B)Cyclopentane
(C)Cyclohexane
(D)Cyclooctane

Answer: (A)

Solution

Cyclopropane's highly strained ring (large angle strain, ~24°44′ per carbon) makes its C–C bonds behave somewhat like a -bond; it is the only common cycloalkane that undergoes

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