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Grade 12th passIIT JEE Entrance Exam

what is most stable-
a-benzyl carbcation
b-111 cyclopropyl methyl carbcation

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Hi there....Cyclopropane methyl carbocation will be more stable. CH2+ has a vacant p-orbital and a very effective overlapping takes place between p-orbital and electron density of cyclopropane .. So it is more stable.