Re: Exp. 10

rorabajh@plu.edu
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 22:33:46 -0800 (PST)

because br is a better leaving group and therefore the reaction takes
place faster.

-jen

On Sat, 29 Mar 1997 stensesk@plu.edu wrote:

> Hi everybody!
> In the exercises at the end of the lab, #1 asks why should
> 2-bromobutane react faster than 2- chlorobutane with sodium iodide in
> acetone? In my lab those two did not react at all so how could
> 2-bromobutane react faster than 2-chlorobutane?
>
>