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Would you expect acetate ion CH3CO2 to be a better nucleophile in an SN2 reaction with an alkyl halide carried out in methanol or in dimethyl sulfoxide?

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Chapter26: Aldol And Claisen Reactions

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Would you expect acetate ion CH₃CO₂ to be a better nucleophile in an S_N2 reaction with an alkyl halide carried out in methanol or in dimethyl sulfoxide?

Definition Definition Organic compounds in which one or more hydrogen atom in an alkane is replaced by a halogen atom (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine). These are also known as haloalkanes.

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