can sn2 happen in 3 degree alcohols?
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So, since tertiary carbocations are most stable of the three will undergo Sn1 reaction easily. Sn2 reactions depend on the fastness of the leaving group. ... And also, the fastness depends on the alcohol since the Nucleophile can't attack Tertiary alcohols because of the steric hinderance caused by the three bulky groups.
Primary alcohols cannot undergo SN1 reactions because primary carbocations are too unstable to be formed, even when the reaction is heated (Section 9.3). Therefore, when a primary alcohol reacts with a hydrogen halide, it must do so in an SN2 reaction. The acid protonates the most basic atom in the reactant.
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So, since tertiary carbocations are most stable of the three will undergo Sn1 reaction easily. Sn2 reactions depend on the fastness of the leaving group. ... And also, the fastness depends on the alcohol since the Nucleophile can't attack Tertiary alcohols because of the steric hinderance caused by the three bulky groups.