Textbook QuestionThe triphenylmethyl cation is so stable that some of its salts can be stored for months. Explain why this cation is so stable.652views
Textbook Question(••) For each set of reactive intermediates, rank them in order of reactivity (1 = most reactive). (a)386views
Textbook QuestionList the following carbocations in decreasing order of their stability. 1244views2rank
Textbook QuestionRank the following carbocations in each set from most stable to least stable: b. 459views
Textbook QuestionRank the following carbocations in each set from most stable to least stable: a. 562views
Textbook Question(a) Rank the following carbocations from least stable to most stable. (b) Which would you expect to form first? (c) Which would you expect to react most quickly with a bromide ion (Br⁻) ? [Carbocations, like radicals, are electron deficient.]531views
Textbook QuestionWhich species in each pair is more stable? e. C+H2CH2CH═CH2 or CH3C+HCH═CH2 g.464views
Textbook QuestionExplain why the two arene oxides in [PROBLEM 10-38] open in opposite directions.431views
Textbook QuestionWe show in Chapter 12 that C― Br bonds can break to give a carbocation and a bromide anion. For which of the organohalides (A or B) would you expect this process to be fastest? Explain.413views
Textbook QuestionDraw resonance structures to identify which of the following is the more stable carbocation. vs.433views
Textbook QuestionRationalize the rate difference in carbocation formation for the following molecules.356views
Textbook Question[For (c) and (d), the more substituted carbocation is more stable due to hyperconjugation.]For each pair of reactions, predict which will happen more quickly.[For (a) and (b), think about the stability of the bases involved.](c) <IMAGE>323views
Textbook Question(••) For each set of reactive intermediates, rank them in order of reactivity (1 = most reactive).(c) <IMAGE>318views
Textbook QuestionRank the following carbocations in order of stability ( 1 = most stable; 5 = least stable ). Explain your order.<IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE>431views
Textbook Questionb. Which of the carbocations in part a is most stable?1. the isobutyl cation? 2. the n-butyl cation? 3. the sec-butyl cation?331views
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