Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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ISBN 10: 111801040X
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Chapter 8 - Mechanisms - 8.1 Curved Arrows - Problems - Page 170: 8.2

Answer

This arrow is going from a bond to a lone pair.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify where the tail of the arrow is: The tail is clearly on a bond. 2. Identify where the head is going to: The head is going to a Bromine atom. When the electrons are going to an atom, they can: - Be a lone pair - Make a bond In this case, making a bond doesn't make much sense, since the arrow is coming from a bond that the Bromine was making. Therefore, this arrow is going from a bond to a lone pair.
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