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Do halohydrins experience hydride and or methyl shifts

Do halohydrins experience hydride and or methyl shifts

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The answer is NO. As per existing knowledge in Organic chemistry, the said hydride and methyl shifts are not possible with halohydrins.

Halohydrins do not experience either a hydride shift or methyl shift.

Hydride and methyl shifts are experienced in SN1 and E1 reaction intermediates which are basically carbocations.

These hydride and methyl shifts are thermodynamically favored only if the intermediate carbocation that is to be formed as the result of hydride or methyl shift is relatively highly branched. (i.e., if the initially formed carbocation is having a secondary C atom and if it may result in a tertiary carbocation as the result of a hydride or a methyl shift, it is favored.)

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