The structure of triphenylmethyl cation is given below. This is very stable and some of its salts can be stored for months. Exaplin the cause of high stability of this cation

The structure of triphenylmethyl cation is given below. This is very s

1.	The structure of triphenylmethyl cation is given below. This is very stable and some of its salts can be stored for months. Exaplin the cause of high stability of this cation
Answer» SOLUTION :Due to resonance, the +ve charge can MOVE at both the o- and p-position of each benzene ring. As a result, three resonance STRUCTURES (I, II and III) are possible for each benzene ring as SHOWN below. Total ten resonance structures are possible. This, (I) is MAIN and other nine are resonance structure