On Mon, 2 Dec 1996 slaughjm@plu.edu wrote:
> During today's lecture (Mon) Dr. Fryhle said that during a reaction
> between an alcohol and an alkyl halide the Sn2 mechanism proceeds with
> primary and methyl alcohols. He added that the methyl is faster than the
> primary. He explained why but I did not write fast enough to get his
> explanation. Can anyone explain?
> Thanks,
> Julie M. Slaughter
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