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what role does mesomeric effect and inductive effect play in stability of carbocations in presence of halogens
what should be the ideal explanation behind the order of stability of these three compounds?
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In these three examples the first two structures have a positive mesomeric effect and it is greater ...
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Stability of phenylic carbocations [closed]
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Structure (1) is more stable than structure (2).
My teacher stated that Structure (1) is more stable than Structure (2). I find this confusing. How can Structure (1) be more stable when ...
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Effect of beta branching and carbocation rearrangement on SN1 reaction rates
My book (NCERT class 12 Chemistry) asks
Predict the order of reactivity of the four isomeric bromobutanes in SN1 and SN2 reactions.
The answer given for SN1 is
1-bromobutane < 1-bromo-2-...
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Stability of meta ethyl and meta methyl benzene carbocations respectively
It is known that Methyl has a greater +I effect than Ethyl, but here, in this case, the condition is satisfied in the para benzene carbocations whereas, in the meta forms, it is the opposite. Shouldn'...
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Carbocation formation and stability from bromo compounds
When heated,the following bromo-species all form carbocations via $\sigma$ bond cleavage. For each structure draw the corresponding carbocation and briefly describe how it is stabilised.
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Odd looking carbocation stability order [duplicate]
I am studying introductory organic chemistry, suddenly this one started looking odd,
The carbocation stability for three compounds as given by my book is shown below,
Let me call those as ...
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What is the stability order of the carbocation and carboanion?
So I came up with examples as below:
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Now I am confused about the +I and -I effect in these structures since to my knowledge it can only be applied when there is a substituent (I might be wrong)...
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Which Carbocation is most stable among the three? [closed]
According to me the answer should be (C) as that Carbocation will be stablized by resonance with Chlorine.
I have read that resonance is the biggest deciding factor about the stability of a ...
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