Question

Identify the type of hybridization of carbon that is attached to the OH group, in benzylic alcohol?

• A. \(sp\)
• B. \(sp^2\)
• C. \(sp^3\)
• D. \(dsp2\)

Hint:

The carbon bonded to OH in benzyl alcohol is a \(CH_2\) group with four single bonds.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Plan:
Count the steric number of that carbon.

Step 2: Steps:
The carbon has four atoms around it and no lone pair, so the steric number is $4$. That means $sp^3$ hybridisation with tetrahedral geometry.

Final Answer:
The carbon is $sp^3$ hybridised, option (C). \[ \boxed{sp^3} \]