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Offline signature16

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Substitution vs. Elimination Reactions
« on: October 10, 2009, 08:44:00 PM »
I am having difficulty predicting if a reaction will be a Substitution or Elimination reaction (SN1,SN2,E1,E1). 

I am following this procedure:  http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-12Organic-Chemistry-ISpring2003/A915BBCC-A11E-4C0F-993B-7DACE03B6CDC/0/09.pdf

How can I determine if the nucleophile or base is strong? 
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Re: Substitution vs. Elimination Reactions
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2009, 11:11:31 PM »
A strong base will fully ionize in water, ex. NaOH is a strong base because it fully ionizes in water. Here is a site that explains

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acidbaseeqia/bases.html

Here is a good site explaining nucleophiles. Please note that the strong nucleophiles have a full negative charge.

http://organicchemistry.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/know-your-strong-nucleophiles/
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Re: Substitution vs. Elimination Reactions
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2009, 06:28:33 AM »
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