Which of the following compete with each other?
Correct answer: D. E2, S2
- A. E1, E2
- B. E1, S2
- C. E2, S1
- D. E2, S2
Explanation
Elimination reactions compete with substitution reactions because both reaction mechanisms favor the same conditions: ''Alkyl halide and a nucleophile''. Under some conditions, the elimination reactions cannot compete with substitution reactions, because they cannot occur and vice versa.
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Alkyl halides are named and related to their carbon-halogen structure, polarity and reactivity. The key reactions are nucleophilic substitution by SN1 and SN2 mechanisms and elimination by E1 and E2 mechanisms, including how substrate structure, nucleophile, base, solvent and temperature influence substitution versus elimination.
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