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Olah observed the tert-butyl carbocation directly using which technique?
AX-ray crystallography
BMass spectrometry
CUV spectroscopy
DNMR spectroscopy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. NMR spectroscopy
In 1962 Olah dissolved tert-butyl fluoride in magic acid and saw the cation by NMR.
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