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Compared to Cl− or Br−, in the 2-butanol reaction,

a. H2O is a relatively good nucleophile, because it had to be avoided during the workup procedure.
b. H2O is a relatively poor nucleophile, because no or very little alcohol is observed in the GC.
c. H2O is a relatively poor nucleophile, because it carries no negative charge.
d. H2O is a relatively good nucleophile, because the yield of halides was low due to back-reaction with water.

2007-07-06 17:19:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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H2O is a relatively poor nucleophile because it doesn't have a charge.

2007-07-07 06:16:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0 0

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