Organic Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.SE, Problem 78AP
When a primary alcohol is treated with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride at room temperature in the presence of an organic base such as pyridine, a tosylate is formed. When the same reaction is carried out at higher temperature, an alkyl chloride is often formed. Explain.
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