Alkyl Bromide Lab Report

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As a result, the laboratory experiment was determined to be successful and the two product samples obtained and completed calculations displayed that overall bromide was a stronger nucleophile as the chloride ion was more electronegative than bromide, which allowed it to hold electrons in closerE. In conclusion, since bromide is less electronegative and has more electrons, it was able to share the unpaired electrons more easily than chlorideA. These results were expected, as the alkyl bromide would be the major product of procedure A as it followed the SN2 mechanism which was based on nucleophile strength and the product from procedure B would be a near-equal mixture as it followed the SN1 reaction mechanismC. The methods used during this experiment allowed for a successful completion and determination of the better nucleophile, but other additions and observations would have been interesting and beneficial as well. A possible examination of the two sample products collected using pH tested values or observation of sample spotted chromatography paper under a …show more content…

Another simple improvement to the experiment could have been the addition of time to procedure A as well as possibly increasing the time heated under reflux. Since the entire procedure B had to be completed before the period of reflux was done, some of the steps and processes involved in procedure B were rushed or not given the adequate time allowed to produce the best sample of product. In general, the laboratory experiment was successful and turned out well to find that the bromide ion was the better nucleophile to both the n-butyl alcohol as well slightly toward the t-pentyl alcohol used in the

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