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GDC Weekly Test 2026 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY- Resonance | Detailed Explanation

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Resonance stabilization is the most powerful stabilizing factor for reaction intermediates, involving the delocalization of electrons through multiple contributing structures without changing atomic positions. Carbocations are stabilized by resonance (e.g., benzyl carbocation), hyperconjugation (number of alpha hydrogens), and inductive effects, with stability order: 3° > 2° > 1° > methyl. Carbanions follow the opposite stability order (methyl > 1° > 2° > 3°) because electron-donating groups destabilize the negative charge. Free radicals and carbocations are stabilized by hyperconjugation, while carbanions are destabilized by alkyl substituents.