Question

why Sn2 reactions will not work with polar protic solvents? draw structures to explain if possible please

Answer 1

All explanation is given below structures of some polar protic solvent is give in explanation

g. why she reactions w =>) Sn2 reaction is recution. This recution in y This is due to in polar ( Speed up the rate of reactions will not work with Polar Protic solvents ?. laetion is called as bimolecular nuellophilic substitution his reaction not work with Polar Protic sope is due to in Polar Protic solvent hydrogen atom is highly positively charged. It can internet with anionic nuleophile which on negatively affect an sna recution. 4) polar Protic solvents does not speed up the ra Sn2 reaction. s) In Polar protic solvent hydrogen atom bound to okeygen of nitrogen , 6) Hence sn2 reactions will not work with Polar protic Solvents. * Examples of Polar Protic solvents - H20, alcohol CRrok), amide eR-NH2) etc. water is inorganic Protic solvent of alcoholf amides an organic Protic solvent. * Structures of polar protic solvent. H H CH₂-OH H-E-NH2 water methanol Rormamide o since nitrogen foxygen are highly electronegative atoms N-H & O-H bonds are present in proti solvents xp in a hydrogen is positively Polanized A Hence due to this reason Sn2 reactions will a with Polar Protic solvents. stic solvents results actions will not work