Practice Types Of Organic Reactions (10.3) - Unit 10: Organic Chemistry

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Question 1.
Define a nucleophile.
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Think about what nucleophiles do in a reaction.
Question 2.
What is a substitution reaction?
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It involves switching one part for another.
3Question 3.
What type of reaction involves a nucleophile replacing a leaving group?
- Addition
- Substitution
- Elimination
- Oxidation
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Consider the definition of a nucleophile.
4Question 4.
True or False: SN2 reactions lead to racemization.
- True
- False
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Think about what happens to the stereochemistry in SN2.
Question 5.
Consider a reaction where 3-chloro-2-methylpentane undergoes an SN2 substitution reaction with hydroxide. What products can be expected, and what is the stereochemistry of the product?
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Don’t forget to apply the backside attack in SN2!
Question 6.
Write a detailed mechanistic pathway for the oxidation of a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid. What reagents are needed and what steps are involved?
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Focus on the specifics of how primary alcohols oxidize through intermediates.

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