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Bond Order and Enthalpy

C-Cl bond in ...

Question

( $C - C l$ ) bond in $C H_{2} = C H - C l$ (vinyl chloride) is stabilized in the same way as in:

benzyl chloride

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ethyl chloride

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chlorobenzene

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allyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is D chlorobenzene
Vinyl chloride contain $π$ electrons. Because of this, it shows resonance.
Thus, In ${C H}_{2} = C H - C l, C - C l$ bond is stabilized by resonance, in chlorobenzene also, same principle (resonance) works and stabilizes the compound.

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