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Exercise 02
SN2 Substitution
Draw the curved arrow from hydroxide's lone pair onto the carbon of methyl chloride. Watch the chloride leave as chloride ion.
HO⁻ + CH₃Cl → HOCH₃ + Cl⁻
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Dragfrom a lone pair ● ● (or a bond) to a target atom or bond. The arrowhead shows the direction electrons flow.