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Offline girl101

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Arrange the substrates in order of increasing Sn2 reactivity
« on: March 09, 2015, 06:24:33 PM »
Arrange the substrates in order of increasing Sn2 reactivity with NaCN: Bromoethane,
1-chloro-3,3-dimethylpentane, 1-chloro-2,2-dimethylpentane, and 2-bromo-2-methylpentane

i know bromoethane is the fastest for sure. can you explain the others for me please ?
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Re: Arrange the substrates in order of increasing Sn2 reactivity
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2015, 02:41:34 AM »
Draw out the structures and then post them here and present us with your explanation so we can see if we can help.
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