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thanks fr this beautiful xplaination, this is the first tym I am able to understand abt these reactions.. thanks alot.. Do you provide other lectures online?
Hi Nishi, I am working diligently on many of these micro-lectures covering general chemistry, organic chemistry and lab techniques. Be sure to subscribe to the ChemSurvival channel at youtube to get notifications when new videos are uploaded!
This is a tough one. I will probably require a video all its own, because just how good a leaving group is will depend on not only the leaving group itself, but also on reaction conditions. We teach that IN GENERAL it comes down to the stability of the leaving group. Charge, polarizability and resonance-stabilization are all potential factors affecting LG stability. What's worse, the nature of the reaction solvent can also have an effect! The general trend, though, is toward neutral (like NH3 or H2O) or very large anionic (like bromide and iodide) or resonance stabilized (like tosylate) leaving groups are the 'best'.
