Reaction of bromomethane with sodium hydroxide.
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Reaction of bromomethane with sodium hydroxide in water forms methanol. If soldium iodide is added to the reaction mixture, the rate of methanol formation is dramatically increased (i.e. sodium iodide is a catalyst).
The mechanism involved in the reaction of CH3Br and NaOH is:
a. Sn1
b. Sn2
c. E1
d. E2
Write a reaction pathway that accounts for the effect of added NaI.
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(a) Since, -Br is substituted by -OH in the reaction, therefore it is a nucleophilic ...
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