Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Study Problems - Page 281: 6-56 h

Answer

The obtained product is presented in the attached image.

Work Step by Step

First, the methanol is deprotonated in order to obtain sodium methoxide. The resulting nucleophile attacks the alkyl bromide via SN2 mechanism, leading to the inversion of the attacked stereocenter.
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