Predict the order of relative stability of the three benzylic cations derived from chloromethylbenzene (benzyl chloride), 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxybenzene

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Predict the order of relative stability of the three benzylic cations derived from chloromethylbenzene (benzyl chloride), 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxybenzene (4-methoxybenzyl chloride), and 1-(chloromethyl)-4-nitrobenzene (4-nitrobenzyl chloride). Rationalize your answer with the help of resonance structures

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Organic Chemistry structure and function

ISBN: 978-1429204941

6th edition

Authors: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore

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