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Allylic rearrangements (pseudo-rearrangements) result in isomeric products without the carbon skeletReaction Mechanism Chemistry Question

Question

Allylic rearrangements (pseudo-rearrangements) result in isomeric products without the carbon skeleton actually shifting. This occurs because:

Answer: A

💡 Solution & Explanation

The charge or radical is shared across multiple carbons via resonance. Incoming reagents can attack any of the electron-deficient resonance sites, yielding multiple isomers.

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