chapter 7

Question 1

the best leaving groups are…

Answer 1

weak bases

Question 2

leaving group periodic trends

Answer 2

increases across a row

increases down a column

Question 3

nucleophilicity in polar protic solvents

Answer 3

increases down a column

Question 4

nucleophilicity in polar aprotic solvents

Answer 4

increases up the column and to the left

Question 5

carbocation stability

Answer 5

increases as number of C-C increases (methyl, primary, secondary, tertiary)

Question 6

what does an SN2 rxn prefer

Answer 6

strong nucleophilie

aprotic solvents

Question 7

what does an SN1 rxn prefer

Answer 7

weak nucleophile

protic solvent

Question 8

what happens to the product of an SN2 rxn

Answer 8

inversion of stereochemistry

Question 9

which alkyl halides are unreactive with SN1 and SN2

Answer 9

SN1: Me halides and primary halides

SN2: tertiary halides

Question 10

nucleophilicty trend across periodic table

Answer 10

decreases from left to right

Question 11

leaving group periodic trends

Answer 11

left to right across a row increases leaving group ability

down a column increases leaving group ability

Question 12

basicity periodic trends

Answer 12

decreases left to right across a row

decreases down a column