Is the number of hyperconjugation structures for a hydrocarbon with number of 'alpha' hydrogens 'a' equal to 'a' or 'a+1'?
Answer
Let's use the n-propyl carbocation as an example. It has two hydrogens alpha to the cationic carbon and two resonance structures involving hyperconjugation of those alpha hydrogens can be drawn.
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