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Draw the transition state for the reaction between
Chapter 8, Problem 8.7(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Draw the transition state for the reaction between tert-butyl chloride and sodium hydroxide.
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QUESTION:
Draw the transition state for the reaction between tert-butyl chloride and sodium hydroxide.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
To draw the transition state, start with the bonds that are forming and breaking. The base (hydroxide) is abstracting a proton from a carbon atom adjacent to a second carbon atom that is attached to the leaving group (LG). The C-LG bond is breaking, and the C-C bond is forming an alkene.
Both the hydroxide and the LG will have partial negative charges.