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why does hydrogen have the greatest migrating ability!!??

why does hydrogen have the greatest migrating ability!!??

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Parvez Mahesar
21 Points
9 years ago
On the electronic reason: Migratory attitude is helped when electron donating groups are attached to any substituent and vice versa for electron withdrawing so hydrogen is neutral so has great migratroy aptitude. 
On steric reason: Hydrogen is lightest having no hindrance at all

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