D DATkiller Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 5, 2010 Messages 100 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Dental Student Jun 26, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I have a problem with a. Its saids strong bases favor E2 in when reacted with tertiary halide. Shoudnt it be primary halides??
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I have a problem with a. Its saids strong bases favor E2 in when reacted with tertiary halide. Shoudnt it be primary halides??
J jirotrom Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 5, 2008 Messages 345 Reaction score 1 Points 4,531 Dental Student Jun 26, 2010 #2 nope... tertiary is correct. Only SN2 prefers primary Upvote 0 Downvote
L loveoforganic -Account Deactivated- 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 30, 2009 Messages 4,218 Reaction score 14 Points 4,621 Jun 26, 2010 #3 That empty antibonding orbital is sterically hindered, so your base is going to go for the more accessible proton. Upvote 0 Downvote
That empty antibonding orbital is sterically hindered, so your base is going to go for the more accessible proton.
