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Polymers

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(a) Write the mechanism of the following reaction :

CH₃-CH₂-OH $rightwards arrow with HBr on top$ CH₃-CH₂-Br + H₂O

(b) Write the equation involved in Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

Solution

(a) The reaction proceeds through nucleophilic substitution bimolecular (SN2) mechanism, as shown:

Inversion of configuration takes place during the reaction.

(b) Reimer-Tiemann reaction:

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