In prep. of ethers why nucleophile say, 'I' attacks least substituted carbon?
Asked by Aditi Gupta
| 9th Mar, 2012,
06:29: PM
Expert Answer:
The reason is steric hindrence. To avoid steric hindrence, the nucleophile attacks at least substituted carbon.
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| 10th Mar, 2012,
09:43: AM
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