A species with carbon having sextet of electrons, acting as electrophile:
General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
A species with carbon having sextet of electrons, acting as electrophile:
- a
carbon free radical
- b
carbanion
- c✓
carbocation
- d
pentavalent carbon
carbocation
Step 1: Analyzing Carbocation Characteristics A carbocation is a reactive intermediate where a carbon atom carries a positive charge and has only 6 electrons in its valence shell (a sextet).
Step 2: Reactivity Because it lacks an octet, it is electron-deficient and acts as an electrophile (Lewis acid).
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