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SN1 or SN2: mechanism and product under a given nucleophile and solvent

This type of question, asked 3 times: 11 Apr 2023, 13 Apr 2023, 30 Jan 2024. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    11 Apr 2023

    38
    Where Nu=Nu = Nucleophile Find out the correct statement from the options given below for the above 2 reactions.

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  2. Question 2

    13 Apr 2023

    41
    2-Methyl propyl bromide reacts with C2H5O−C_{2}H_{5}O^{-}and gives ' AA ' whereas on reaction with C2H5OHC_{2}H_{5}OH it gives ' BB '. The mechanism followed in these reactions and the products ' AA ' and ' BB ' respectively are:

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  3. Question 3

    30 Jan 2024

    123
    Given below are two statements: Statement - I: High concentration of strong nucleophilic reagent with secondary alkyl halides which do not have bulky substituents will follow SN2S_{N}2 mechanism. Statement - II: A secondary alkyl halide when treated with a large excess of ethanol follows SN1S_{N}1 mechanism. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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