10.3 - Types of Organic Reactions
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Practice Questions
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Define a nucleophile.
💡 Hint: Think about what nucleophiles do in a reaction.
What is a substitution reaction?
💡 Hint: It involves switching one part for another.
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What type of reaction involves a nucleophile replacing a leaving group?
💡 Hint: Consider the definition of a nucleophile.
True or False: SN2 reactions lead to racemization.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the stereochemistry in SN2.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a reaction where 3-chloro-2-methylpentane undergoes an SN2 substitution reaction with hydroxide. What products can be expected, and what is the stereochemistry of the product?
💡 Hint: Don’t forget to apply the backside attack in SN2!
Write a detailed mechanistic pathway for the oxidation of a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid. What reagents are needed and what steps are involved?
💡 Hint: Focus on the specifics of how primary alcohols oxidize through intermediates.
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