Question

5. Write the two resonance hybrids for the carbocation that would be formed by protonation at C-1 of 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene. Without doing a calculation, would you expect C-2 or C-4 (the two end carbons of the allylic cation) to have the most positive charge on it

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