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Interpretation:
The complete, detailed mechanism is to be drawn for the given reaction, and the major product is to be predicted.
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Primary
If the nucleophile is a primary amine and an excess of alkyl halide is used, the resultant secondary amine can still act as a nucleophile and attack another molecule of the alkyl halide. This can continue till a quaternary ammonium salt is formed if the alkyl halide is present in sufficient quantity.
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Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms (Second Edition)
- Organic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage Learning