Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 63P
The following tertiary alkyl bromides undergo an SN1 reaction in aqueous acetone to form the corresponding tertiary alcohols. Rank the alkyl bromides from most reactive to least reactive.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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