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Question

Which of the following carbocations will be most stable ?

$Ph_{3} C^{ +}$

$CH_{3}-\overset {+}CH_{2}$

$\left(CH_{3}\right)_{2} \overset{+} CH$

$CH_{2} =CH-\overset{+} CH_{2}$

Answer

$Ph_{3} C^{ +}$

Explanation

Solution

The order of stability of given carbocations is
$\underset{\text{highly resonance stabilised}}{Ph_3C^+} > \underset{\text{resonance stabilised}}{CH_2 = CH - \overset{+}{C}H_2} >$
$\underset{\text{stabilised by hyper conjugation}}{(CH_3)_2\overset{+}{C}H} > CH_3 \overset{+}{C}H_2$

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