8. Elimination Reactions
Nucleophiles and Basicity
17PRACTICE PROBLEM
Using alcohol as the solvent, figure out which nucleophile in each pair is the stronger one in the SN2 reaction and provide a brief explanation for your prediction.
(i) CH3NH2 or CH3PH2
(ii) CH3O− or H2O
Using alcohol as the solvent, figure out which nucleophile in each pair is the stronger one in the SN2 reaction and provide a brief explanation for your prediction.
(i) CH3NH2 or CH3PH2
(ii) CH3O− or H2O