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Identifying the major product- Carbocation rearrangement

Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions might involve the formation of more than one product. How is that possible? And, which would be the major product? This video talks about why and how carbocation rearrangement occurs, leading to the formation of unexpected major products! 00:00- Introduction 00:39- 1,2-Hydride shift. 4:23- 1,2-Methyl shift 6:45- How to know when rearrangement happens? Practice this concept - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/class-12-chemistry-india/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:haloalkanes-haloarenes/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:sn2-sn2-e1-e2/e/effect-of-substrate-on-sn1-reactions-intermediate?lang=en and https://www.khanacademy.org/science/class-12-chemistry-india/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:haloalkanes-haloarenes/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:sn2-sn2-e1-e2/e/effect-of-substrate-on-sn1-reactions?lang=en Master the concept of “SN1/SN2/E1/E2” through practice exercises and videos - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/class-12-chemistry-india/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:haloalkanes-haloarenes/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:sn2-sn2-e1-e2/v/carbocation-stability-recap. Created by Aanchal Arora.

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