Problems and exercisesIsomerization
1. Order the carbocations
Arrange from least to most unstable: CH3CH2+, (CH3)3C+, CH3+ and (CH3)2CH+.
2. Isomerization product
What product is obtained by isomerizing butane with AlCl3? And pentane?
3. Type of cleavage
What type of bond cleavage takes place in isomerization with a Lewis acid? How does it differ from halogenation?
4. What is it for?
Why is it industrially useful to turn linear alkanes into branched ones?