Chapter 9, Problem 123P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Reason for acetone increasing the yield of alkyl iodide in the reaction of alkyl chloride with potassium iodide has to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Aprotic solvent are polar solvent molecules which do not have hydrogen bonded to oxygen to nitrogen.

The stronger base is always a better nucleophile in an aprotic solvent.

${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}\text{2}$ reaction is that involves the exchange of one halogen atom for another. It is an equilibrium reaction, but the reaction by using a large excess of the halide salt.