What would you expect to be the major product obtained from the following reaction?
A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV

Question

What would you expect to be the major product obtained from the following reaction? 
A)I 
B)II 
C)III 
D)IV

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The reaction shown is a substitution reaction where halogen (Br) is being replaced by OH group. The product obtained in such reactions is generally the alcohol containing the same number of carbon atoms. In this case, the product will be III, which is 2-bromo-1-propanol. This is because the OH group will add to the carbon that was attached to Br and the Br atom will leave as Br-. This is an SN2 reaction, and since the substrate is a primary halide, it will undergo complete inversion of configuration.

What Would You Expect to Be the Major Product Obtained