Why does the carbocation intermediate in the hydrolysis of 2- bromo-3-methylbutane rearrange by way of a hydride

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Why does the carbocation intermediate in the hydrolysis of 2- bromo-3-methylbutane rearrange by way of a hydride shift rather than a methyl shift?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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