D Dentistry's lover Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jan 28, 2016 Messages 50 Reaction score 20 Points 4,631 Pre-Dental Jun 15, 2017 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I can not convince myself why only SN1 is possible not E2. Need your help before going insane. Thanks Question 19, substitution reactions, dat oddesey Last edited: Jun 15, 2017
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I can not convince myself why only SN1 is possible not E2. Need your help before going insane. Thanks Question 19, substitution reactions, dat oddesey
W Wererew Full Member 5+ Year Member Joined Jun 1, 2017 Messages 106 Reaction score 27 Points 2,631 Pre-Dental Jun 15, 2017 #2 Please remove the picture. It is a copyright violation of the destroyers... Upvote 0 Downvote
S Syxx Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 17, 2010 Messages 33 Reaction score 22 Points 4,601 Location Baltimore Jun 15, 2017 #3 You've got a weak base that's not really a good nucleophile either. This combination is not favorable for the E2 reaction. That combined with a good leaving group in a polar protic solvent make the sn1 a much better reaction. Last edited: Jun 15, 2017 Upvote 0 Downvote
You've got a weak base that's not really a good nucleophile either. This combination is not favorable for the E2 reaction. That combined with a good leaving group in a polar protic solvent make the sn1 a much better reaction.