Protic and Polar Aprotic Solvents
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Water
Protic
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Methanol
Protic
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Ethanol
Protic
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Ammonia (NH3)
Protic
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Acetic Acid (CH3COOH)
Protic
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Acetone (CH3COCH3)
Polar Aprotic
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Dimethylformamide (DMF)
Polar Aprotic
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Hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA)
Polar Aprotic
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Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)
Polar Aprotic
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Acetonitrile
Polar Aprotic
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Which solvent type is ideal for SN2 reactions?
polar aprotic - these solvents lack hydrogen bonding abilities, and therefore do not interact with the nucleophile, leaving it free for the backside attack.
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