Oh or Cl Better Leaving Group
Weak bases have strong conjugate acids. The best leaving groups are WEAK BASES the worst leaving groups are. Leaving Group Ability Is Increased By Acid Master Organic Chemistry Iodide which is the least primary of the 4 frequent halides F Cl Br and I is the most effective leaving group amongst them. . MOC members get access. Here is a wiki article fresh_42 on the leaving group. Oh shoot I forgot to post the link. Oxygen As A Leaving Group Using Tosylate And Mesylate in Substitution and Elimination Reactions. Stability of leaving group LG The stability of leaving groups is another factor effecting the leaving group departure. Good leaving groups are weak bases. What I dont get is that they then state I- is a better leaving group than Cl-. In this case I-. Oxygen makes a poor leaving group in substitution and elimination reactions. What Makes a Good Leaving Group. Then in the leaving group s...