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Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atom…

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Chapter 11, Problem 83P

The following reaction takes place several times faster than the reaction of 2-chlorobutane with HO^–:

Chapter 11, Problem 83P, The following reaction takes place several times faster than the reaction of 2-chlorobutane with HO:

a. Explain the enhanced reaction rate.
b. Explain why the OH group in the product is not bonded to the carbon that was bonded to the Cl group in the reactant.

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