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Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry — Chemistry STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistryBasic Principles of Organic Chemistry4 Marks
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Carbocation and carbanion
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Answer

Carbocation:
  • It is a species in which carbon carries a positive charge.
  • Positively charged carbon is $sp^2$ hybridized.
  • It is electron-deficient.
  • e.g. tert-Butyl carbocation, $(CH_3)_3C^+$
Carbanion:
  • It is a species in which carbon carries a negative charge.
  • Negatively charged carbon is $sp^3/sp^2$ hybridized.
  • It is electron-rich.
  • e.g.Methyl carbanion,
$\left[-\ddot{ C } H _3\right]$

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