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Q.

Which is false statement with respect to benzene?

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a

All six carbons are sp2 carbons

b

It does not decolourise alkaline KMnO4

c

It has only one type of C – C bond length

d

It has two types of C  C bond lengths

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

  • Single bonds have longer bonds than double bonds do. However, the C – C bonds in the benzene molecule are all of the same length. This is brought on by benzene's resonance effect. The benzene pi electron undergoes delocalization in the ring and makes every bond identical. 
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