Answer to Question #96812 in Organic Chemistry for Nilesh Sankhla

Question

a) Explain the following:
i) Higher value of pka
indicates a strong nucleophilic character.
ii) A tertiary amine is more basic than a primary amine.
iii) NO2 is a better electrophile as compared to NH4.
iv) The nucleophilicity is different from the basicity.
v) Isotopes have been used to study the reaction path and mechanism.
b) Arrange the following carbocations in the order of increasing stability.
i) (C6H5)3C
+
, C6H5 = C H2 , (C6H5)2CH, CH2 = CH-CH2
ii) In SN2 mechanism inversion of configuration takes place. Explain.

Answer 1

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