Stability order of following singlet halocarbene is :
A
CF2>CCI2>CBr2>CI2
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B
CI2>CBr2>CCI2>CF2
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C
CCI2>CF2>CBr2>CI2
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D
CF2>CI2>CCI2>CBr2
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Solution
The correct option is ACF2>CCI2>CBr2>CI2 Mesomeric effects make the halocarbenes more stable in the singlet. Due to -I effect and higher electronegativity order is