General Mechanism of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
A carbocation...
Question
A carbocation formed by heterolytic cleavage of bond is:
A
planar in shape (sp2 hybridized carbon), with empty p orbital perpendicular to the plane of the molecule.
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B
reactive towards electron rich species.
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C
has a positive charge.
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D
all of these
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Solution
The correct option is D all of these A carbocation formed by heterolytic cleavage of bond is planar in shape with empty p orbital perpendicular to the plane of the molecule with positive charge. Due to its positive charge it is reactive towards nucleophiles which are electron rich species.