Sn1 reaction: Mechanism | Substitution and elimination reactions | Organic chemistry | Khan Academy

How an Sn1 reaction takes place. Created by Jay.
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  • @Kimjongil3000
    @Kimjongil300011 жыл бұрын

    Thanks this is helpful

  • @username6333
    @username633311 жыл бұрын

    good vid

  • @Andrew-kh7rz
    @Andrew-kh7rz4 жыл бұрын

    he attac but most importanty he nucleophile

  • @alejandro_bme
    @alejandro_bme8 жыл бұрын

    i don't know why i feel this video wasn't as organize as other ones from khan. maybe it was the used of only yellow color to explain.

  • @VoidHalo

    @VoidHalo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Agreed.

  • @whatsthis9701
    @whatsthis970110 жыл бұрын

    On the second example, wouldn't the water just leave resulting in an alkene and therefore, an elimination reaction? I'm confused. I thought for SN1 reactions, the leaving group had to be a weaker base than the nucleophile attacking it?

  • @kaushik_annangi
    @kaushik_annangi11 жыл бұрын

    instead of one more molecule of methanol why can't the cl take the hydrogen to form hcl?

  • @cutyhanna1
    @cutyhanna111 жыл бұрын

    U helped me alot thanks alot

  • @user-zf2fm2db6v

    @user-zf2fm2db6v

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sabreena James Cameron Diaz

  • @schleckr4782
    @schleckr478210 жыл бұрын

    one the very last example how would the methanol take the hydrogen (it would make it almost just like the molecule it took it from) or, wouldn't H2O break apart from the methyl group? or the hydrogen break away from the H2O? or since its not the main reactant it just doesn't matter?? someone plz help I need to understand

  • @schleckr4782
    @schleckr478210 жыл бұрын

    on*

  • @sicilianotoronto
    @sicilianotoronto4 жыл бұрын

    The first two reactions are not an example of solvolysis? Why not?

  • @simsotheanetyouk4895
    @simsotheanetyouk48958 жыл бұрын

    can some one explain to me what he meant by "we have to think about the acid/base reaction as well at 9:03" ?

  • @aarushigrover6674

    @aarushigrover6674

    7 жыл бұрын

    he means like consider the nucleophile like a Lewis base and the electrophile a Lewis acid.

  • @estrellasolimar9019
    @estrellasolimar90196 жыл бұрын

    where do all the cl's go? aren't they supposed to be +cl- at the end of the product? I'm confused.

  • @nofaceman2571

    @nofaceman2571

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I guess they forgot to write that

  • @quon535

    @quon535

    4 жыл бұрын

    Estrella Solimar yes but that part is implied... some just don’t write it... my teacher does the same

  • @mingjuncao6390
    @mingjuncao63908 жыл бұрын

    Why does the O get a positive charge after it connects to the carboncation? HELP

  • @kirtytheGOAT

    @kirtytheGOAT

    8 жыл бұрын

    Oxygen (Periodic Table) has 6 valence electrons, 1 lone pairs (2 electrons) and three bonded electrons: 1) 1 bonded together with the carbocation and 2) 2 bonded together with each hydrogen and we know that in a covalent bond each atom 'owns' 1/2 of that bond. So oxygen has 2 electrons plus 3 electrons (from the covalent bonds with carbon and hydrogen) = 5 valence electrons when according to the Periodic Table it is supposed to own 6. So therefore, it lacks an electron and therefore bears a positive charge.

  • @VoidHalo

    @VoidHalo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because it loses an electron to the carbocation.

  • @VoidHalo

    @VoidHalo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because it donates an electron to the carbocation.

  • @2ndintelligentWorld
    @2ndintelligentWorld9 жыл бұрын

    kay so sometimes I keep catching him say "the more stable, the more reactive." Isn't the opposite? Why is it that sometimes it's the opposite and he changes his words?

  • @alexbenfield5917

    @alexbenfield5917

    9 жыл бұрын

    2ndintelligentWorld I'm no expert at chemistry but what I think he means is that if something is more reactive, then it must hold onto electrons more closely/expel electrons more easily. This means that it must be more stable in it's ion form (seeing as it is reactive in the first place as it really wants that electron/doesn't want it). Thus it's more stable if it's more reactive originally. This might all be horribly wrong.... oh well!

  • @rikenm

    @rikenm

    8 жыл бұрын

    +2ndintelligentWorld SN1 needs stable carbocation. After leaving group leaves, you need stable cation otherwise cation will not be formed. thus no cation . thus no sn1 reaction.

  • @aarushigrover6674

    @aarushigrover6674

    7 жыл бұрын

    Riken Maharjan totally correct

  • @rikenm

    @rikenm

    7 жыл бұрын

    I took this course nine months ago. I totally have forgotten most of it. I don't understand why I am never able to remember chemistry materials for the long amount of time.

  • @aarushigrover6674

    @aarushigrover6674

    7 жыл бұрын

    Chill happens with everyone...trust me ik