Engineering
Chemistry
Hyperconjugation
Basic concepts of organic chemistry
Basic Concepts of GOC
Question

The hyperconjugative stabilities of tert-butyl cation and 2-butene, respectively, are due to

 σπ (empty) and σπ* electron delocalistaions.       

π (filled) σ* and σπ* electron delocalisations

σπ (filled) and σπ electron delocalisations

σσ* and σπ electron delocalisations         

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Solution

Hyperconjugation involves electron delocalization from filled orbitals to empty ones. The tert-butyl cation is stabilized by donation from filled σ C-H bonds to the empty p orbital (σ→π*). 2-butene shows hyperconjugation where filled σ C-H bonds donate to the empty π* antibonding orbital (σ→π*).

Thus, the correct description is: σπ* (filled to empty) for both.

Final answer: σπ* and σπ* electron delocalisations