Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780321803221
Author: Paula Y. Bruice
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 9, Problem 52P
tert-Butyl chloride undergoes solvolysis in both acetic acid and formic acid. Solvolysis occurs 5000 times faster in one of these two solvents than in the other. In which solvent is solvolysis faster? Explain your answer. (Hint: Formic acid is more polar than acetic add.)
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Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 9.1 - Does increasing the energy barrier for an SN2...Ch. 9.1 - Rank the following alkyl bromides from most...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 8PCh. 9.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 9.2 - Prob. 10PCh. 9.2 - Prob. 11PCh. 9.2 - Which substitution reaction lakes place more...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 14PCh. 9.2 - Prob. 16P
Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 17PCh. 9.4 - Prob. 18PCh. 9.5 - Prob. 19PCh. 9.5 - Prob. 20PCh. 9.5 - Prob. 21PCh. 9.5 - Prob. 22PCh. 9.6 - Prob. 23PCh. 9.6 - Prob. 24PCh. 9.6 - Which of the following reactions take place more...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 26PCh. 9.7 - Prob. 27PCh. 9.7 - Prob. 28PCh. 9.7 - Prob. 30PCh. 9.7 - Under which of the following reaction conditions...Ch. 9.8 - After a proton is removed from the OH group, which...Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 33PCh. 9.9 - Prob. 34PCh. 9 - Prob. 1PCh. 9 - Methoxychlor is an insecticide that was intended...Ch. 9 - Prob. 35PCh. 9 - Prob. 36PCh. 9 - Prob. 37PCh. 9 - Prob. 38PCh. 9 - Prob. 39PCh. 9 - Prob. 40PCh. 9 - Starting with cyclohexene, how can the following...Ch. 9 - Prob. 42PCh. 9 - The pKa of acetic acid in water is 4.76. What...Ch. 9 - Prob. 44PCh. 9 - Prob. 45PCh. 9 - Prob. 46PCh. 9 - Prob. 47PCh. 9 - Prob. 48PCh. 9 - Prob. 49PCh. 9 - Prob. 50PCh. 9 - Prob. 51PCh. 9 - tert-Butyl chloride undergoes solvolysis in both...Ch. 9 - Prob. 53PCh. 9 - Prob. 54PCh. 9 - In which solventethanol or diethyl etherwould the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 56PCh. 9 - Two bromoethers are obtained from the reaction of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 58PCh. 9 - Prob. 59PCh. 9 - Prob. 60PCh. 9 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 9 - Prob. 62PCh. 9 - Prob. 63PCh. 9 - Prob. 64PCh. 9 - Prob. 65PCh. 9 - When equivalent amounts of methyl bromide nod...Ch. 9 - Prob. 67PCh. 9 - The reaction of chloromethane with hydroxide ion...
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