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Since it's in ether it is in an aprotic solvent which will only be sn2 or e2, so no carbocation or rearrangements. And it is sn2 because hcl is a strong nucleophile. Hope this helps
 
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Jordwin said:
Since it's in ether it is in an aprotic solvent which will only be sn2 or e2, so no carbocation or rearrangements. And it is sn2 because hcl is a strong nucleophile. Hope this helps
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thanks it does..

i was confusing this with a reaction with just HCl with no ether. In that case there would be rearrangement right? It's rxn#1 on the alkene list from Chad..am I correct?
 
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Also, on that reaction, the Cl is less selective than br so you will get a mixture of products opposed to the Br that will have the most substituted carbon being the location the halogen (Br) is added.
 
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True, I guess I just assumed they were the same since the carbocation and radicals get stabilized with the same effects. I bet you are right, the radicals must be a special case. Good call.
 
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Jordwin said:
True, I guess I just assumed they were the same since the carbocation and radicals get stabilized with the same effects. I bet you are right, the radicals must be a special case. Good call.
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well for free radical halogenation the reactants are different (Br2/CL2 with light or heat or ROOR)

no problem. i think discussing things makes this stuff stick if you know what i mean
 
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