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Offline tiff8968

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Help with organic Lab SN2 procedure
« on: February 26, 2009, 12:43:37 PM »
In lab we have to come up with our own procedure for the synthesis of 30 mmol of benzyl t-butyl ether. The starting products are benzyl bromide and potassium tert- butoxide. I am lost and do not know where to start. I did a internet search and came across williamson ether synthesis but that is not helping me know what techniques to use. Can someone help me out????

Offline James Newby

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Re: Help with organic Lab SN2 procedure
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 02:21:55 PM »
Well do you know anything about SN2 reactions?

Benzyl group is Ph-C-

Look up SN2 reactions in Clayden Organic Chemistry im sure you will understand it
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