Answer
Yes, the LG leaving would form a resonance-stabilized carbocation.
Work Step by Step
Yes, the LG leaving would form a resonance-stabilized carbocation.
1. Identify the leaving group:
- In this case, it is the "Br". (Normally, they are electronegative groups).
2. Analyze the carbon connected to the leaving group, and look if there is any double bond "next"* to it.
*Next: See if there is any double bond starting from the carbon next to the one we are analyzing, and ending in the other carbon (It can't end in the one we are analyzing.)
If there is any doubt: Start counting from the carbon we are analyzing, a "next" double bond is a bond between the carbons 2 and 3.
- In this case, there is a "next" double bond, therefore, this compound will be stabilized after the "Br" group leaves.