Re: subtitution and elimination?
guestrp@plu.edu
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 11:40:31 -0800 (PST)
The reason the reaction follows the SN1 pathway is because it is in
solvolysis. Meaning the solvent is also the nucleophile. Since it is a
nucleophilic reaction it is a substitution reaction, and being a
solvolysis reaction means it takes a SN1 PATHWAY.
On Thu, 20 Mar 1997 chaputcl@plu.edu wrote:
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> IN the LG problem we had to pick out the major group and I don't
> understand why it's one of the SN1 reactions. Is it because of the excess
> H2O?
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> Chris
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