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Author Topic: why does primary alcohol take a longer time to react than tertiary alcohol  (Read 883 times)
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« on: July 17, 2005, 05:31:15 AM »
why does primary alcohol take a much longer time to react compare to tertiary?

Is it bcause of it's stability?

I am really confused. Can someone helped me?

(paraphrased by geodome)
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2005, 06:00:37 AM »
which chemical reactions do you refer to? Lucas Test/Dehydration/Substitution? Please be more specific.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2005, 06:16:24 AM »
erm...nulceophillic substitution between alcohol and hydrogen halides
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2005, 06:27:25 AM »
consider the mechanism

SN1 depends on the ease of carbocation formation

SN2 depends on the ease of accessing the alpha carbon.
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