Answers are in red . Carbocations undergo the three fates to increase their stability. Using the examples shown below, name and clearly illustrate the three fundamental fates of a carbocation as discussed in lecture. Lose a proton to form a pi bond. Briefly but thoroughly explain why alkenes react with electrophiles but not with nucleophiles.
Alkenes are nucleophilic because they are electron-rich.
The electron pair in the pi bond is further out in space, and less tightly held than electrons in a sigma bond. Briefly explain your answer. Basicity can be increased by increasing the electron density on the oxygen. This effect can be achieved by adding electron-donating groups close to the OH group. Thus, we expect the anion of the tertiary alcohol 1-methylcyclohexanol to be a stronger base, and the alcohol to have a higher pK a than cyclohexanol.