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Offline serene

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SN2 reactions
« on: November 24, 2007, 10:49:23 PM »
show how the following transformation may be achieved:

(R)-CH3CH(OSO2CH3)CH2CH3 ----> (S)-CH3CH(N3)CH2CH3

so OSO2CH3 is the leaving group and N3 is the nucleophile. how do i know which solvent to use and to what cation does the N3 attach to??

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Re: SN2 reactions
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2007, 05:32:51 AM »
I think the most important question is if the nucleophile has a charge or not.

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