Essential Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN: 9780321937711

Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice

Publisher: PEARSON

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Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atom…

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Chapter 8.2, Problem 8P

Which reaction in each of the following pairs occurs faster?

a. CH₃CH₂Br+H₂O or CH₃CH₂Br+HO
b. CH₃CH₂CI+CH₃O^- or CH3CH₂CI+CH3OH

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Which reaction in each of the following pairs occurs faster? a. CH 3 CH 2 Br+H 2 O or CH 3 CH 2 Br+HO b. CH 3 CH 2 CI+CH 3 O - or CH3CH 2 CI+CH3OH

Solution Summary: The author explains that the faster reaction is a nucleophilic substitution reaction in which the rate determining step depends on both of the molecules involved.

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