A carbocation is resonance stabilized when it is adjacent to an oxygen atom: Resonance

Chapter 13, Problem 13.61

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A carbocation is resonance stabilized when it is adjacent to an oxygen atom: Resonance stabilized O O! ! Such a carbocation is even more stable than a tertiary carbocation. Using this information, propose a mechanism for the following transformation exhibited by a diol. This reaction is called a pinacol rearrangement: HO OH O conc. H2SO4 Heat

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