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What type of reaction occurs when an alcohol is converted to an alkyl halide usi
What type of reaction occurs when an alcohol is converted to an alkyl halide using phosphorus tribromide (PBr3)?
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What type of reaction occurs when an alcohol is converted to an alkyl halide using phosphorus tribromide (PBr3)?
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The reaction is a substitution reaction where the hydroxyl group of the alcohol is replaced by a bromine atom.
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Q: What type of reaction occurs when an alcohol is converted to an alkyl halide using phosphorus tribromide (PBr3)?
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The reaction is a substitution reaction where the hydroxyl group of the alcohol is replaced by a bromine atom.
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Step 1: Identify the starting material, which is an alcohol. An alcohol has a hydroxyl group (-OH).
Step 2: Recognize the reagent being used, which is phosphorus tribromide (PBr3).
Step 3: Understand that in this reaction, the hydroxyl group (-OH) of the alcohol will be replaced.
Step 4: Know that the bromine atom from PBr3 will take the place of the hydroxyl group.
Step 5: Conclude that this process is called a substitution reaction because one group (the hydroxyl) is substituted by another group (the bromine).
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