Carbocations Flashcards
What is a Primary Carbocation?
A primary carbocation is one in which there is one carbon group attached to the carbon bearing the positive charge.
What is a Carbocation?
A carbocation is molecule in which a carbon atom bears three bonds and a positive charge. Carbocations are generally unstable because they do not have eight electrons to satisfy the octet rule.
What is a Secondary Carbocation?
A secondary carbocation is one in which there are two carbons attached to the carbon bearing the positive charge.
What is a Tertiary Carbocation?
A tertiary carbocation is one in which there are three carbons attached to the carbon bearing the positive charge.
What is a Methyl Carbocation?
Methyl Carbocations are Carbocations that have no C–C+ bonds
What is an Allyl Carbocation?
An Allylic Carbocation is a Carbocation that has a carbon bearing a positive charge that is immediately adjacent to a C-C (Carbon-Carbon) double bond.
What is a Benzyl Carbocation?
A Benzyl Carbocation is one that has a carbon bearing a positive charge that is directly adjacent to a benzene ring.
What is a Vinyl Carbocation?
A Vinyl Carbocation is one where the positively charged carbon atom is a part of an Alkene.
What is an Aryl (Phenyl) Carbocation?
If the carbon bearing the positive charge is part of a Benzene ring, the Carbocation is termed an Aryl Carbocation. The simplest case is called the Phenyl Carbocation.
