Thread: (2S,3S)-3-bromo-2-methoxybutane undergoes an Sn2 reaction
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Old March 3rd, 2005, 03:09
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Well, the methoxy ion, CH3O(-), will perform a backside attack on carbon-3, displacing the bromine. This will form a substance identical to it's enantiomer. What is that molecule?