Carbocation Concept Early Kinetic and Stereochemical Studies

Development of the Carbocation Concept Early Kinetic and Stereochemical Studies 

Superacid Chemistry, Second Edition, George A. Olah, G. K. Surya Prakash, Arpnd Molnar, and Jean Sommer Copyright 2009 John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

Kinetic and stereochemical evidence helped to establish carbocation intermediates in organic reactions. These species, however, were generally too short-lived and could not be directly observed by physical means. 

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