gamma Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 1. There was a question about which reaction is fastest with HCl among a bunch of alcohols (s-butyl, methanol, t-butyl, isopropyl). I reason it was methanol because it is more like to undergo an Sn2. However, the answer was t-butyl because it is a tertiary alcohol. I could see why that occurs with Sn1 but Sn2 are faster than Sn1 provided a good Nu 2. what is quenching in ref to chem? enjoy the rest of your summer folks (for those starting monday) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well there are no good Nu if you just have HCl and alcohols. Cl- is not a good nucleophile and the rxn most likely proceeds via a Sn1 reaction like you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantaloons Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Like takashi said, Cl- is a poor nuke, so you have to react via the SN1 route. Therefore, t-butyl is correct. Unless I'm mistaken, quenching simply means reacting the solution with water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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