Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
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Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Study Problems - Page 281: 6-56 e

Answer

The reaction product is 1-methylpyridin-1-ium iodide.

Work Step by Step

The reaction proceeds through an SN2 mechanism, the nucleophilic component being pyridine (as it contains an electron lone pair) and the electrophilic component being methyl iodide.
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