Why don't bromide ions react with methoxide ions?
1 Answer
May 31, 2016
There are several reasons:
Explanation:
There are several reasons:
1. The two species repel each other.
Hence,
2.
HBr is a very strong acid, so its conjugate base
3. The product of the attack would be quite unstable.
The repulsion between negative charges on adjacent atoms makes the product a high-energy species.