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

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Chapter 9 - Substitution Reactions - 9.4 Factor 3 - The Leaving Group - Problems - Page 219: 9.21

Answer

Tosylate is a better leaving group. ** This group is illustrated on the top of the page 219, in the sulfonate ions table.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify the possibles leaving groups: - $Tosylate$ - $NH_2^-$ 2. Determine which one is better. - In this section, we've learned that sulfonate ions, like tosylate, are good leaving groups (page 219). - And we have also learned that $NH_2^-$ is a bad leaving group (page 218). Therefore, this tosylate is better.
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