CH1012
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CARBOCATIONS
A large body of
experimental evidence
established that the carbocations have a
stability ordering:
established that the carbocations have a
stability ordering:
3o > 2o > 1o
• Alkyl groups such as CH3 donate electron
density to the central C of the carbocation
through a process called hyperconjugation.
density to the central C of the carbocation
through a process called hyperconjugation.
