Reactions of Organic Halogen Derivatives

Examine the ten structural formulas shown at the bottom of this page, and select those that satisfy each of the following conditions. Enter one or more letters (A through J) in each answer box, reflecting your choice for each.

1. Which compounds give an SN2 substitution reaction on treatment with alcoholic NaSH?  ...  
2. Which compounds give an E2 elimination reaction on treatment with alcoholic KOH?   .......  
3. Which compounds do not react under either of the previous reaction conditions?   ................  


           


A
B
C
D
CH3-I
E
F
G
H
I
J

This script written by William Reusch, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University. Please send comments and corrections to whreusch@pilot.msu.edu.