Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305080485
Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1.SE, Problem 50AP

Most stable organic species have tetravalent carbon atoms, but species with trivalent carbon atoms also exist. Carbocations are one such class of compounds.

Chapter 1.SE, Problem 50AP, Most stable organic species have tetravalent carbon atoms, but species with trivalent carbon atoms

(a) How many valence electrons does the positively charged carbon atom have?

(b) What hybridization do you expect this carbon atom to have?

(c) What geometry is the carbocation likely to have?

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