All Questions
Tagged with carbocation bond
4
questions
1
vote
1
answer
344
views
Why does a carbocation undergo covalent bonding with, say, chloride, rather than ionic bonding, like what occurs between Na+ and Cl-?
I've been trying to look for an answer for a while but I can't find one. Why does a carbocation accept an electron pair from a nucleophile and form a covalent bond rather than just accepting one ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Comparison of Resonance Energies of some Carbocations
We were given the following carbocations and asked to compare their resonance energies.
$\ce{L-CH2+}$, where $\ce{L}$ is:
$\ce{NH2}$
$\ce{OCH3}$
$\ce{Ph}$
$\ce{F}$
$\ce{Cl}$
$\ce{NO2}$
and the ...
- 1,132
39
votes
1
answer
50k
views
What is a non-classical carbocation?
What is a non-classical carbocation?
How is it different from a classical carbocation?
I am confused as I have come across this term many times on Chem.SE but there seems to be nothing for my level ...
- 3,805
2
votes
2
answers
10k
views
How does a carbocation have a positive charge?
When an alkene bonds with an H+ ion, the electron pair from the pi bond goes towards a new dative covalent bond with the hydrogen ion, leaving, on one side of the old double bond, a carbon bonded to ...
