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What products do you expect when neopentyl iodide undergoes slow SN1 and SN2 reactions?

What products do you expect when neopentyl iodide undergoes slow SN1 and SN2 reactions?

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
4 years ago
Dear student 
In 
(CH3)3CH2I
 (neopentyl iodide), in addition to iodine, the carbon atom is bound to two hydrogen atoms and only one other carbon. This is called a primary halide (primary meaning bound to only one carbon).
You would therefore expect this compound to have the fastest 
SN2
 reaction rate. But there is a complication.
The bulky t-butyl group prevents backside attack by the nucleophile.

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