Timeline for How to determine if a reaction proceeds via SN1, SN2, E1 or E2 mechanism?
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| May 8, 2019 at 14:55 | comment | added | Michael Lautman | As a general rule, carbocations do not form in the presence of strong bases. This means that $\ce{S_N1}$ or $\ce{E1}$ mechanisms are ruled out immediately. It is important to look at all of the factors that are at play in the reaction: the alkyl halide, the nucleophile/base, the solvent and the temperature. It is the cumulative effect of these that determines the major product, not any one of them alone. | |
| S Feb 13, 2018 at 4:44 | history | edited | Martin - マーチン♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Feb 13, 2018 at 4:44 | history | suggested | Gaurang Tandon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 13, 2018 at 0:44 | comment | added | bonCodigo | @J.Se take a look at this, will try to post a bit more detailed explanation. | |
| Feb 12, 2018 at 20:51 | comment | added | J.Se | Why is Sn2 major? I'm having difficult time understanding how a polar protic solvent can result in a Sn2 reaction. Isn't elimination reactions favoured in polar protic solvents? | |
| Feb 12, 2018 at 17:46 | history | answered | Soumik Das | CC BY-SA 3.0 |