Tertiary carbocations exhibit high reactivity despite their relative stability
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SUPPORTED
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Tertiary carbocations are relatively stable due to hyperconjugation and inductive effects, yet they exhibit high chemical reactivity, readily participating in diverse processes such as eliminations, rearrangements, and substitution reactions.
Evidence for · 2
How Chain Length and Branching Influence the Alkene Cracking Reactivity on H-ZSM-5
2018 · cited by 83
Paper [7] demonstrates that tertiary carbenium ions are very stable while still actively participating in rapid rearrangement and cracking reactions.
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Reactivity of glycerol/acetone ketal (solketal) and glycerol/formaldehyde acetals toward acid-catalyzed hydrolysis
2012 · cited by 62
Paper [8] notes that the formation of a stable tertiary carbocation intermediate drives the high reactivity of solketal toward hydrolysis.