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Chapter 11: Q49aE (page 350)

Question: Propose structures for compounds that fit the following descriptions:

(a) An alkyl halide that gives a mixture of three alkenes on E2 reaction

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01

E2 reaction

It is a nucleophilic elimination reaction in which an old bond is broken and a new bond is formed both the process occur simultaneously and no intermediate is formed.

Here, the carbon-hydrogen or halogen bond breaks to form a new double bond. Hence, it’s a single-step reaction.

02

Formation of alkene

When an alkyl halide undergoes an elimination reaction with nucleophilic species forms alkene by the removal of alkyl halide as shown:

Elimination reaction

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Write the product you would expect from reaction of each of the following alkyl halides with (1)Na+-SCH3and (2)Na+-OH (green = Cl):

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Which reactant in each of the following pairs is more nucleophilic? Explain.

(e) I- or Cl-

Draw all isomers of C4H9Br,name them, and arrange them in order of decreasing reactivity in theSN2reaction:

Predict the product of each reaction below and indicate if the mechanism is likely to beSN1,SN2,E1,E2orE1cB

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