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I do not understand why a tertiary carbocation is more stabilized than a primary carbocation if that tertiary carbocation has a an R group that happens to be electron withdrawing, such as -CCl3.
I mean, that EWG pulls away negative charge making the positive charge on the carbocation even more positive, so why is that more stabilized than the primary carbocation? How?
I mean, that EWG pulls away negative charge making the positive charge on the carbocation even more positive, so why is that more stabilized than the primary carbocation? How?