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Title: why does primary alcohol take a longer time to react than tertiary alcohol
Post by: Hubert on July 17, 2005, 11:31:15 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)

Title: Re:why does primary alcohol take a longer time to react than tertiary alcohol
Post by: Donaldson Tan on July 17, 2005, 12:00:37 PM

which chemical reactions do you refer to? Lucas Test/Dehydration/Substitution? Please be more specific.

Title: Re:why does primary alcohol take a longer time to react than tertiary alcohol
Post by: Hubert on July 17, 2005, 12:16:24 PM

erm...nulceophillic substitution between alcohol and hydrogen halides

Title: Re:why does primary alcohol take a longer time to react than tertiary alcohol
Post by: Donaldson Tan on July 17, 2005, 12:27:25 PM

consider the mechanism

SN1 depends on the ease of carbocation formation

SN2 depends on the ease of accessing the alpha carbon.