Roadmap question from Destroyer?!??! PLZ HELP!

[dentistkim]

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1.Toluene + 10 1/2 O2 -> 7CO2+ 7H2O

Toluene has 7 C, 14 H...But, how does this reaction work??


2. CH3OH is not a good base, so it will do SN1 or E1.
But, CH3SH can do SN2...? Can anyone explain this???

THanks!🙂

 

[Dotoday]

First of all, Toluene has 7 carbons, but only 8 hydrogens. Secondly, it is a combustion reaction, where you use oxygen to burn carbon compounds and produce carbon dioxide and water.

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[Dotoday]

Also, ch3sh is a good nucleophile, that is why it can do sn2. S is less electronegative than O, therefore it can donate electrons better than O, thus a good nucleophile. Good nucleophiles are for Sn2. Hope this helps.

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