Problems and exercisesNucleophilic Substitution
1. Hydroxide or acetate
We want to obtain 2-butanol from 2-bromobutane. What happens if it is treated with NaOH? What alternative would you propose?
2. Tertiary halides
What is obtained when 2-bromo-2-methylpropane is treated with water? And with NaOH?
3. Latent function
What does it mean that the OH group is “latent” in the ester formed in the first step?