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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

for hyperconjugation in ethyl cation,carbon has lost one electron so how can it bond with more than 3 electrons

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Ravleen Kaur
7 Years ago
No, it dosesnt happen like this. We need alpha hydrogens to carry out hyperconjugation.

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