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Topic: Reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?  (Read 13192 times)

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Offline globy123

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Reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?
« on: November 02, 2008, 07:11:10 PM »
Can someone help me write a balanced reaction equation for the reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?

Is Sn1(substitution, unimolecular) or Sn2(substitution, bimolecular) mechanism used for this reaction??
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Re: Reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 07:17:14 PM »
This is an SN2 reaction.  What possible nucleophiles do you see in your reactants?
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Re: Reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 01:08:56 AM »
write down reaction. It will be balanced since all coefficients are equal 1
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Re: Reaction of 2-bromobutane with NaI/acetone?
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 05:19:13 AM »
It may also help your understanding that this is a Finkelstein reaction named after the German chemist Hans Finkelstein. Look it up online it'll help you understand why the reaction works. I use this reaction commercially to make an intermediate on a large scale so it is useful.

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