Organic Chemistry
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780078021558
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.84P
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Interpretation: The reason corresponding to the fact that the given carbocation A is more stable than given carbocation B is to be stated by using the principles of resonance theory.
Concept introduction: The method by which overall delocalization of electrons can be described in a particular molecule is known as resonance.
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