Aliphatic Compounds Containing Nitrogen - Result Question 1
1. The major product of the following reaction is
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 1. (a)
Solution:
The mechanism of the given reaction is as follows:
The basic mechanism of the reaction is acyl $S_N2$ because the nucleophile, $CH_3(OH)CH_2CH_2NH_2$ attacks the $sp^2$ carbon of the ester $\left(H-CO_2Et\right)$ and gets substituted.