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Methyl group attached to a positively charged carbon atom stabilizes the carbocation due to
Methyl group attached to a positively charged carbon atom stabilizes the carbocation due to
Updated On: Apr 21, 2025
- –I inductive effect
- electromeric effect
- hyperconjugation
- mesomeric effect
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A methyl group attached to a carbocation stabilizes it through hyperconjugation. Hyper-conjugation involves the interaction of the electrons in the C-H sigma bonds of the methyl group with the empty p-orbital of the positively charged carbon. This delocalization of electron density stabilizes the carbocation.
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