8. Elimination Reactions
Nucleophiles and Basicity
8. Elimination Reactions Nucleophiles and Basicity
18PRACTICE PROBLEM
Using alcohol as the solvent, figure out which compound or ion in each pair is the stronger nucleophile in the SN2 reaction. Explain your prediction.
(i) (CH3CH2)3N or (CH3CH2)2O
(ii) CH3CH2COO− or CH3CF2COO−
Using alcohol as the solvent, figure out which compound or ion in each pair is the stronger nucleophile in the SN2 reaction. Explain your prediction.
(i) (CH3CH2)3N or (CH3CH2)2O
(ii) CH3CH2COO− or CH3CF2COO−