Original post by TheGreaterGood
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yes, the carbocation is trigonal planar.
It has only three electron pairs, so you should know from VSEPR that the shape will be trigonal planar. So that means it can be attacked from either side with equal liklihood by a nucleophile. Therefore you get a racemic product.
Original post by Plato's Trousers
yes, the carbocation is trigonal planar.
It has only three electron pairs, so you should know from VSEPR that the shape will be trigonal planar. So that means it can be attacked from either side with equal liklihood by a nucleophile. Therefore you get a racemic product.
It has only three electron pairs, so you should know from VSEPR that the shape will be trigonal planar. So that means it can be attacked from either side with equal liklihood by a nucleophile. Therefore you get a racemic product.
Thank you so much!
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