Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 35P

Based on what we know about nucleophiles and leaving groups, we suspect that the reaction of ( R ) -2-chlorobutane with sodium iodide in acetone would not be useful as asynthesis of ( S ) -2-iodobutane . Explain.

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