Answer to Question #92960 in Organic Chemistry for Nour fahes

Question #92960
Why does alcohol deprotonates in the first mechanistic step in the reaction between Ethoxide ion and 4-chloro-1-butanol?? Does this always occur when there's alcohol and strong base? Pleass explain
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Expert's answer
2019-08-21T05:03:45-0400

Because OH group is a quite strong acidic properties, stronger then CH group, and ethoxide is a strong base, wich means, that it easily attaches proton. Such process always occure when there is an alcohol and a strong enough base.


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