Explain why `(CH_(3))_(3)overset(+)C`is more stable than `CH_(3)overset(+)CH_(2)` and `CH_(3)` is the least stable cation

Explain why `(CH_(3))_(3)overset(+)C`is more stable than `CH_(3)overse

1.	Explain why `(CH_(3))_(3)overset(+)C`is more stable than `CH_(3)overset(+)CH_(2)` and `CH_(3)` is the least stable cation
Answer» Hyperconjugation interaction in `(CH_(3))_(3)overset(+)C` is greater than in `CH_(3)overset(+)CH_(2)` as the `(CH_(3))_(3)overset(+)C` has nine C-h bonds. In `CH_(3)`, vacant p orbital is perpendicular to the plane in which C-H bonds lie, hence cannot overlap with it. Thus, `overset(+)CH_(3)` lacks hyperconjugative stability

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