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Secondary Allylic Carbocation

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If in the more stable of the two resonance forms of an allylic carbocation the formal charge of +1 is on a secondary carbon, the allylic carbocation is called a secondary (2°) allylic carbocation; if in both resonance forms the formal charge of +1 is on a secondary carbon, it also is a secondary allylic carbocation.

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See also primary allylic carbocation and tertiary allylic carbocation.


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