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Which of the following free radicals is pyramidal?
Which of the following free radicals is pyramidal?
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The correct option is B
All free radicals have planar geometry but bicyclo compounds free radical has a pyramidal shape.
Because of steric strain, the carbon atom carrying the unpaired electron cannot assume a planar geometry.
All free radicals have planar geometry but bicyclo compounds free radical has a pyramidal shape.
Because of steric strain, the carbon atom carrying the unpaired electron cannot assume a planar geometry.
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