In reference to carbocations, what do we mean by stability? Are not all carbocations high energy species?
1 Answer
Jun 16, 2016
Because when we talk of stability, we mean relative stability.
Explanation:
For formation of the carbocation, we could represent its formation this way:
A carbon-halogen bond is broken whatever the identity of the
On the other hand, methyl carbocation, with zero stabilization possible, is a high energy species, which would require very forcing conditions.