The reaction of a compound with silver nitrate in ethanol is used as a chemical test to

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The reaction of a compound with silver nitrate in ethanol is used as a chemical test to determine if the compound is an alkyl halide. The formation of a precipitate of the silver halide constitutes a positive test.

(a) Explain why these conditions favor the SN1 mechanism.

(b) Which of these halides would give a precipitate more rapidly when reacted with AgNO3 in ethanol?

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0534389512

2nd Edition

Authors: Joseph M. Hornback

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