Resonance Stabilization: Allylic and Benzylic Cations/Radicals: Mechanism + Exam Traps

Recognize allylic/benzylic stabilization and how it affects SN1/E1 rates, radical reactions (NBS), and rearrangement likelihood.

• Reaction: Resonance Stabilization: Allylic and Benzylic Cations/Radicals
• What it does: Recognize allylic/benzylic stabilization and how it affects SN1/E1 rates, radical reactions (NBS), and rearrangement likelihood.
• Typical reagents: H2O (solvolysis) / SN1 conditions
• Key intermediate: Radical intermediate
• Driving force: Formation of more stable bonds / products
• Exam type: Predict major product
• Exam type: Mechanism choice