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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

what is hydride shift? Please explain in detail?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
hydride shift basically means shift of hydrogen to achieve amore stable carbocation.
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from this it is clear that it is meant to achieve more stable carbocation
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