Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 10CTQ
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Interpretation: Total valence electrons found in cation H3C should be determined.

Concept introduction: A carbocation is a planar system and therefore sp2 hybridized with vacant unhybridized p -orbital. There are three sp2 and 1s overlaps; each shows that sp2 hybrid orbital with one electron overlaps with 1s orbital of hydrogen that has electron in antiparallel spin so that a stable sigma bond formation may occur as illustrated below:

  Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, Chapter 3, Problem 10CTQ

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