Why is phenyl carbocation unstable?
1 Answer
Jun 27, 2015
The phenyl carbocation is unstable because of the high bond energy of the aromatic
Explanation:
We can view the formation of a phenyl cation as
The
The high
For example, it takes 423 kJ/mol to break the
In addition, the vacant
It cannot overlap with the orbitals of the
The phenyl cation is a high-energy, unstable species.