carbocations

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Chapter3: Organic Compounds: Alkanes And Their Stereochemistry
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Problem 46AP: Draw the most stable conformation of pentane, using wedges and dashes to represent bonds coming out...
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Rank the following carbocations in order of increasing stability:

CH3
+
+
CH3-C-CH2-CH3 CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2
CH3-CH=CH
CH3
I
II
III
IV
Transcribed Image Text:CH3 + + CH3-C-CH2-CH3 CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2 CH3-CH=CH CH3 I II III IV
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