Haloalkanes may react with hydroxide ions, undergoing nucleophilic displacement of the halide ion to form an alcohol.
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Haloalkanes may react with hydroxide ions, undergoing nucleophilic displacement of the halide ion to form an alcohol. A complication of such reactions is competition from elimination reactions rather than substitution.
(a) Predict the possible products from the reaction of 2-bromopentane with sodium hydroxide.
(b) What can be done to favor the substitution reaction over the elimination pathway or vice versa?
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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight
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