Monday, September 17, 2018

organic chemistry - Which mechanism do ethers follow when cleaved by hydrogen halides?


Ethers can be cleaved under acidic conditions by treatment with hydrogen halides (HX, where X = Cl/Br/I). Some of these reactions proceed by SN1 mechanisms and some by SN2 mechanisms. How can I tell which mechanism is being followed?




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