An enolate is a very strong nucleophile. Bromine is a strong electrophile, so it can react with

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An enolate is a very strong nucleophile. Bromine is a strong electrophile, so it can react with much weaker nucleophiles. Give mechanisms for the reactions of bromine with cyclopentene and with phenol, which are both much weaker nucleophiles than an enolate.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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