Talk:SN1 reaction
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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) A very good article. The main suggestion I would make is to add an energy profile diagram for a reaction to show the transition states and intermediate states. Also explanation of the mechanics behind these states (e.g. what is the molecular arrangement during the first peak? Why is the carbocation more stable than these?) would help. I also suggest adding some information on how this reaction mechanism might be used - what are some of the important reactions/applications for which this reaction is employed? Finally, a 'substitution reactions' template (or something similar) might be handy to connect these reactions and concepts together. Richard001 00:34, 6 May 2007 (UTC) |
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"Nuclophiclic attack": is that "nucleophilic attack"? The Anome 22:00 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Yep, typo. --Menchi 23:01 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Should SN1 and SN2 have some kind of link to each other? Or could they be combined? --Gregoe86 06:37, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out. I did a big rewrite of all these pages recently, but I failed to link them together properly. I have added a mention of SN2 in the intro, and all of the nucleophilic substitution pages now have "See also" links. As you can NOW see, there are not only separate SN1 and SN2 articles which contain a lot of specific details, we also have a combined nucleophilic substitution article which gives a broader picture. The latter article includes a comparison of SN1 vs SN2, and also it is intended to cover aromatic, acyl and non-carbon substitutions in a similar way once I or someone else finds time to write that. Thanks, Walkerma 05:35, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
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- You're welcome! I have an exam on all this stuff tomorrow, and have been using wiki for some different explanations than my textbook. Well written articles, all in all. ----Gregoe86 18:28, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Diagrams
Just for the sake of completeness, I’ve started adding in mechanistic diagrams of nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions that include electron movement. I’m attempting to do these diagrams to enhance the existing example mechanisms already written by Walkerma. Please let me know if I’ve missed something in them. Thanks. --AirMonk 20.23 9 Dec 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks! There's a lot still to be done on this article, I appreciate your work, especially as some of my students may be reading this page ready for their exam next week! Don't hide your diagram as a thumbnail, though. Cheers, Walkerma 20:28, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
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Is it just me or is the diagram incorrect, the overall reaction quotes the Tert-Butyl-Bromide correctly but in the first step is written incorrectly?
- You're right, it looks like someone put isopropyl bromide (2-bromopropane) in there by mistake. I'll see if I can paste the right structure in. Walkerma 20:22, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
- OK, if you reload the page it should look right now. Thanks for pointing that out! Walkerma 20:32, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
