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15 Apr 2008 21:01:15 IST

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action of tertiary butyl bromide with aq KOH is an
a)electrophilic substitution
b)nucleopilic substitution
c)electrophilic addition
d nucleophilic addition

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Sagar Vaze

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15 Apr 2008 21:17:47 IST

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b)
bcos
polar protic solvent so relatively mild base
good carbocation formed
good leaving group
it is SN1 reaction

SHYAM

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16 Apr 2008 11:49:44 IST

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Hey the points you given are right and you oncluded it s SN¹ then why you choose answer (a). SN is nucleophilic substitution so the answer is (b) nucleophilic substitution.

yugank srivastava

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16 Apr 2008 11:57:23 IST

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because its SN1.......

palar protic solvent and 3 degree alcohol...

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20 Apr 2008 00:10:52 IST

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the answer is both a and b
its nucleophilic substituion of tertiary alky bromide
while it is electrophilic substitution of aq koh

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