Question

Draw the organic product of the following nucleophilic substitution reaction. Include all hydrogens atoms. CH3CH2I + CH3CH2O right arrow

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Answer 1

Concepts and reason

This problem is based on the concept of nucleophilic substitution reactions.

Nucleophilic substitution reactions involve the replacement of a weak nucleophile by a stronger nucleophile. They are categorized into two categories which are ${{\rm{S}}_{\rm{N}}}1$ and ${{\rm{S}}_{\rm{N}}}2$ substitution reactions.

Fundamentals

The substitution reaction ${{\rm{S}}_{\rm{N}}}1$ is a type of nucleophilic substitution reaction which involves the formation of intermediate from the reactant followed by the attack of a nucleophile on the intermediate in order to form the substituted product.

The substitution reaction ${{\rm{S}}_{\rm{N}}}2$ is a type of nucleophilic substitution reaction which does not involve the formation of intermediate from the reactant. In this reaction, strong nucleophile attacks on the carbon atom attached to the weak nucleophile in order to replace the weak nucleophile.

The structure of the reactants in given below.

The mechanism of the chemical reaction involved is given below.

Ans:

The structure of the product is given below: