(i) Non-classical carbocations display delocalization of sigma bonds through 3-center-2-electron bonds in bridged systems. Neighboring group participation can assist reactions by donating electrons through lone pairs, pi bonds, aromatic rings, or sigma bonds.
(ii) The pinacol-pinacolone rearrangement involves the migration of an alkyl group from one carbon to another after the loss of a leaving group from a vicinal diol. The migration is assisted by delocalization of the carbocation intermediate onto the oxygen atom.
(iii) In asymmetrical glycols, the group with greater ability for carbocation delocalization, such as phenyl, will migrate preferentially over