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Question of the Day
Which alkyl halide out of the following may follow both SN1 and SN2 mechanism?
(CH
3
)
2
CH-X follows both SN1 and SN2 mechanism because the second CH
3
of (CH
3
)
2
CH-X further blocks a nucleophile (such as: OH) in backside SN2 attack, but it increases the stability of the carbocation resulting from SN1 ionization. As a result, SN1 and SN2 mechanisms are sometimes competitive for (CH
3
)
2
CH-X.
CH
3
-X
(CH
3
)
2
CH-X
(CH
3
)
3
C-X
(CH
3
)
3
C-CH
2
-X
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