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Part 2 Multiple Choice. Select the best answer for each of the questions below: 1. Which of these molecules is not an electrophile? a) CH4 b) CH3+ c) H* d) BF3 2. Which of these molecules is not a nucleophile ? a) NH3 b) OH c) CN d) H* 3. Water behaves as: a) a nucleophile b) an electrophile c) both d) neither 4. The SN2 reaction has how many steps? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 5. If the reaction of R-2-bromobutane with NaOH is carried out under purely SN2 conditions, the product would be: a) R-2-butanol b) S-2-butanol c) a mixture of R-2-butanol and S-2- butanol d) 1-butanol, which is achiral 6. The reaction described in Question 5 would go the fastest under which set of conditions? a R-2-bromobutane, 1.0 M, NaOH, 2.0 Mb) R-2-bromobutane, 2.0 M, NaOH, 1.0M c) R-2- bromobutane, 2.0 M, NaOH, 2.0M d) the reaction would proceed at the same rate under al these conditions. 7. The best solvent for the reaction described in Question 5 would be: a) water b) methano c) ethanol d) DMSO

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