NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What stabilizes carbocations when alkyl groups are directly attached to the positively charged carbon?
Options
- AHyperconjugation effects
- BAromaticity
- CResonance effects
- DSteric hindrance
Correct answer
A. Hyperconjugation effects
Step-by-step solution
Alkyl groups directly attached to the positively charged carbon stabilize carbocations due to inductive and hyperconjugation effects.