Migratory aptitude
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Migratory aptitude is the relative ability of a migrating group to migrate in a rearrangement reaction. This can be affected by the leaving group (whichever gives a more stable carbocation) and the group that 'stays' (whichever can stabilize the positive charge best).It also depends upon the electron density of the migrating group i.e. Hydride > tert-alkyl > sec-alkyl = phenyl > primary alkyl > methyl[1]
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