SN2 reaction of water with alkyl halides to give alcohols
Description: Primary or methyl halides (or tosylates) will react with water to give alcohols. This is an SN2 reaction.
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is this going to be changed soon?
Fixed.
Why does it say NaOH instead of H20?
NaOH is a much better nucleophile than water; for practical purposes it’s much faster to use than H2O.
But isn’t the point of this slide to show “SN2 reaction of water with alkyl halides to give alcohols”?
Thank you, I need to fix this!