Substitution/Elimination

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Strong Base & Nucleophile

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(b) Strong Base Only

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(c) Strong Nucleophile Only

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(d) Weak Base & Nucleophile

• -NH2
• H-
• LDA
• H2O
• OH-
• RCO2-
• RS-
• ROH
• CN-
• Cl-
• Br-
• CH3O-
• I-
• R3P
• NH3
• N3-
• EtO-
• tBuO-

What kind of reaction(s) would a secondary carbon have with a strong base AND nucleophile?

• Sn1

• Sn2

• E1

• E2

What kind of reaction(s) would a tertiary carbon have with a strong base only?

• Sn1

• Sn2

• E1

• E2

What kind of reaction(s) would a primary carbon have with a strong nucleophile only?

• Sn1

• Sn2

• E1

• E2

What kind of reaction(s) would a secondary carbon have with a weak base and nucleophile?

• Sn1

• Sn2

• E1

• E2