Tutorials…The following tutorial is written in a question-answer format.

Bromomethane + Potassium Cyanide

2-Bromopropane + Hydroxide Ion…the E2 mechanism

Reviews…The following image of the complete mechanism has links (clickable hot-spots) on the various elements within the image to review the theory.

Bromomethane + Potassium Cyanide

 

Halide Reaction Mechanisms…The following are animated gif images and avi movies.

Substitution...S_N2 methyl bromide + hydroxide ion

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Substitution...S_N2 methyl bromide + ammonia

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Elimination...E2

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