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07/05/19
Why do BH3 and NaBH4 have different selectivities?
I've always known borane ($\\ce{BH3}$), as a reagent for alkene hydroboration. Recently in class we talked about its use in the reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols as well.
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06/24/19
Why are fluorides more reactive in nucleophilic aromatic substitutions than bromides?
In nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions, why do fluorides react faster than bromides?
Ordinarily bromide is a better leaving group than fluoride, e.g. in $\\mathrm{S_N2}$ reactions, so why...
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