Stability of carbocations We know that if a structure has all equivalent resonance structures, then it will be highly stabilised. So then why benzylic carbocation is more stable than other cyclic allylic carbocations, though allylic carbocation has all equivalent resonance structures?
More the number of resonance structures (alias mesomers) more is the stability of the carbocation so benzylic carbocation with 4 mesomers is more stable than 2 structures of the allylic carbocation.