Re: SN1 and Sn2

kamperka@plu.edu
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:30:12 -0800 (PST)

usually 1-prime and 2-prime alkyl halides follow the SN2 reaction and
3-prime alkyl halides follow the SN1 reaction. This is due to the size--
the nucleophile doesn't have enough room to approach a 3-prime alkyl
halide in a SN2 reaction so it has to follow a SN1 reaction. In the SN1
reaction, a trigonal arrangement is achieved, creating enough space for
the nucleohpile to attack.

-KK
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997 chaputcl@plu.edu wrote:

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> Is there way to tell weather the reaction will take the path of SN1 or
> the SN2? Am I missing something that's in the book?
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> chris
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