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Transcribed Image Text:Which reagent can be used to convert ethanol (a poor nucleophile) into an alkoxide (a good
nucleophile), which can then be used in an SN2 reaction to make a new O-C bond?
Reagent
Br
Good
HO,
Nucleophile
SN2
А.
NaH
В.
HOC(CH3)3
· NaCl
D.H20
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