Re: substitution and elimination

guestrp@plu.edu
Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:15:38 -0800 (PST)

I am not positive about this-I don't have my book with me- but I think it
has to do with the binding sites. A substitution reaction will occur on a
primary halide because it is easier for the nucleophile to attack the
carbon.(Not as cluttered) While the elimination reaction occurs on the
secondary halide because the more cluttered secondary carbon does not
affect the elimination reraction as much as it does the substitution
reaction.

Ray

On Mon, 17 Mar 1997 shorescf@plu.edu wrote:

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> Why do primary halides favor substitution reactions while secondary
> halides favor the elimination reaction (as explained on page 266 of
> Solomons)?
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