Timeline for Which set of reactants is better for preparation of 1-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene?
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| Mar 11, 2018 at 3:11 | comment | added | Chakravarthy Kalyan | Path1 is by SnAr mechanism where Br from benzene is substituted by an nucleophile , but with loss of aromaticity by intermediate , a carbanion.Path 2 is an SN2 reaction of aliphatic halo compound.This does not involve loss of aromaticity and therefore could be a better path. | |
| Mar 11, 2018 at 2:04 | history | edited | Gaurang Tandon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 10, 2018 at 20:42 | comment | added | user55119 | If you have the reagents for one reaction and not the other, then the issue is settled. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 at 19:01 | comment | added | Waylander | So now you have two ways of making the product. That's synthetic chemistry for you. There is often more than one viable way of making a product. | |
| Mar 10, 2018 at 18:58 | comment | added | Utkarsh | My book says that reaction 2 is more favourable. (There's no explanation given , just the answer) . I have a reference book and it says that both the reactions are favourable so I'm kind of confused . | |
| Mar 10, 2018 at 18:54 | history | answered | Waylander | CC BY-SA 3.0 |