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Carbocations: formation, stability, rearrangements
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The cationic carbon of the methyl cation
CH
X
3
X
+
is best described as:
A
s
p
3
hybridised, pyramidal with a lone pair
B
s
p
3
hybridised, tetrahedral
C
s
p
2
hybridised, trigonal planar with an empty
p
orbital
D
s
p
hybridised, linear
Answer: C
Carbon in
CH
X
3
X
+
has three sigma bonds and no lone pair, so it is
s
p
2
and planar. The unhybridised
p
orbital is empty.
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