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- In a chair conformer, two groups on adjacent carbons that are axially oriented are...
- In terms of stereoselectivity, an E2 reaction can produce two possible stereoisomers - what are they and which will dominate (be more stable)
- Carbocations have a _______ structure
- What are some examples of weak (almost neutral) nucleophiles
- When an elimination reaction occurs to give the less substituted alkene, we say it follows which rule?
- In an SN1 reaction, the loss of the leaving group is the slow step. This means that it is also...
- Like the SN1 reaction, the E1 reaction's C-X bond breakage happens first and is therefore the rate-determining step in te reaction. This means that the alkyl halide is ______ in the rate law.
- Because nucleophiles are also bases, nucleophilic substitution and base-promoted beta-elimination reactions are
- Once a carbocation intermediate is formed, in order for the reaction to be considered an SN1 reaction the solvent molecule must
- Since SN2 reactions are concerted, that means that this singular step is the
- The orientation of the beta-hydrogen and the leaving group in an E2 reaction is not arbitrary. A conformation is required where they are ON THE SAME plane and so they will be... (you may have to draw the chair for these!)
- To show the movement of electrons in a reaction mechanism...
- If there is only one beta-hydrogen and it is from a less stable conformer then
- While the steric hindrance of for tertiary alkyl halides blocks the approach of the nucleophile in SN2 reactions, the nucleophile can still function as
- Dehydrohalogenation is an example of which type of reaction?
- When we carry a dehydrohalogenation (elimination) reaction out with a bulky base (like tert-BuoK) the reaction favors the formation of the
- In an SN2 reaction the rate of the reaction depends on only one step and so kinetic theory tells us that the rate of reaction is
- When an elimination reaction occurs to give the more stable, highly substituted alkene, we say the elimination reaction follows
- In an SN2 reaction, the reaction rate will be _______ and therefore second order overall.
- When drawing reaction mechanisms, a charge cannot __________