Which of These Observations Provides Unequivocal Evidence of the Formation

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of these observations provides unequivocal evidence of the formation of a nonclassical ion in the following reaction?

• A)retention of exo-stereochemistry in the product ester
• B)racemization of the product in the reaction
• C)faster reaction for the exo tosylate than the endo-tosylate
• D)None of these give unequivocal evidence of a nonclassical cation.
• E)a and b both give unequivolcal evidence for a nonclassical cation.

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