4 Answered Questions for the topic Nucleophilic Substitution

Nucleophilic Substitution Organic Chemistry Halides

07/16/19

Explanation for the trends in nucleophilicity—Orbital interactions or electrostatic attraction?

The trend of halide nucleophilicity in polar protic solvents is $$\\ce{I- > Br- > Cl- > F-}$$ The reasons given by Solomons and Fryhle<sup>\\[1\\]</sup>, and by... more
Nucleophilic Substitution Organic Chemistry

07/10/19

Why do we get slightly more inversion product than retention product in SN1 reaction?

Theoretically, in $\\mathrm{S_N1}$ reaction we should get a racemic mixture as the product because the nucleophile can attack from either side of the formed carbocation. However, many textbooks... more
Nucleophilic Substitution

08/06/18

Outline the mechanism

1. for nucleophilic substitution Between 2-bromopropane and potassium cyanide and name the product reaction
Nucleophilic Substitution

08/06/18

Outline the mechanism for the nucleophilic substitution reaction

1. Between chloroethane and excess ammonia and name the main product of the reaction

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