Question
Classify each of the following carbon intermediates:
  1. $(\text{CH}_3)\text{C}^\bullet$
  2. $\text{CH}_3-\stackrel{{\ominus}}{\hbox{C}}\text{H}-\text{CH}_3$
  3. $\text{CH}_2=\text{CH}-\stackrel{{\ominus}}{\hbox{C}}\text{H}_2$
  4. $:\text{CCl}_2$

Answer

  1. Free radical.
  2. Carbanion.
  3. Carbocation.
  4. Carbene.

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