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Which of the following has no hindered rotation about carbon-carbon bond?

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a

Ethylene

b

Acetylene

c

Ethane

d

Tetrachloroethene

answer is A.

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In alkenes, The p-orbitals are mutually parallel and both the p-orbitals are perpendicular to the plane of the molecule. Rotation of one CH2 fragment with respect to other interferes with maximum overlap of p-orbitals and therefore, such rotations about carbon-carbon double bond(C = C) is restricted. In single bond the energy barrier of rotation is low and it can freely rotate and this leads to conformational isomerism. For example as shown below in ethane.

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Which of the following has no hindered rotation about carbon-carbon bond?