How could you explain why we never see 1-3 methyl shifts? Most sources just say it is really rare, but I was wondering if you could perhaps apply orbital selection rules or a frontier orbital argument.
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Sign up to join this communityHow could you explain why we never see 1-3 methyl shifts? Most sources just say it is really rare, but I was wondering if you could perhaps apply orbital selection rules or a frontier orbital argument.