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Offline taurean

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Which is more nucleophilic
« on: December 23, 2007, 01:07:23 PM »
Which is more nucleophilic, sec-OH or NH of the sec-amide towards Br-CH2-CO2Me?

Someone please answer.

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Offline Rabn

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Re: Which is more nucleophilic
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 06:04:09 PM »
I think there may be some confusion as to how to answer this question because when cosidering nucleophilicity you need to consider the electronic structure of the entire molecule. I think you should try to post the structures of the molecules whose nucleophilicity you are considering. Doing that would allow others to answer with confidence.

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