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Mina Laban

Is the ethyl cation really more stable than benzylic and allylic carbocations?

enter image description here Source: Concepts of Organic chemistry by O.P. Tandon, page no. 235

My book appears to state that the ethyl cation (a primary carbocation) is more stable than both allyl and benzyl carbocations.

I knew that cation stability depends on the following factors: resonance > hyperconjugation > +inductive effect.

Can someone please clarify whether the ranking shown above is true?

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