SN1 SN2

REActivities_SN2_SN1.pdf

This video shows what happens when the nucleophile you chose (NaX) reacts with 1-chlorobutane. Will there be an SN2 reaction?

This video shows what happens when the nucleophile you chose (NaX) reacts with a series of substrates. Will there be an SN2 reaction?

This video shows what happens when ethanolic silver nitrate reacts with a series of substrates. Will there be an SN1 reaction?

Other REActivites To Try

First Day of Lab

Column Chromato-graphy

Bromination

Data Analysis

Transition States and your Hands

Virtual Lab Videos

Contact Information:

Dr. Tina Goudreau Collison

Professor of Chemistry

Rochester Institute of Technology

585-475-2634

cgcsch@rit.edu

The REActivities team is grateful for the generous support of the National Science Foundation,Rochester Institute of Technology, and Monroe Community College.