I remember from class that a –OH group is a bad leaving
group. How is it that this reaction will progress when bad leaving
groups do not favor substitution reactions? (A partial discussion
of the mechanism might help you here)
I think I added phosphoric acid instead of hydrochloric
acid. So I went ahead and added the HCl. Would this lead to a
different product? Explain why. Otherwise, explain what would
happen and give the identity of the possible side...
The academic motivation and study habits of female students as a
group are better than those of males. The Survey of Study Habits
and Attitudes (SSHA) is a psychological test that measures these
factors. The distribution of SSHA scores among the women at a
college has mean 120 and standard deviation 28, and the
distribution of scores among male students has mean 105 and
standard deviation 35. You select a single male student and a
single female student at random...