Chemistry A-Level
role of solvent
What role of solvent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of role of solvent
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Conditions shift the balance rather than switching one route off: warm aqueous potassium hydroxide favours substitution, while hot potassium hydroxide dissolved in ethanol favours elimination.
Topics that use role of solvent
- Elimination (AQA A-Level)
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- competing reactions
- condenser water direction
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- drying and washing the product
- elimination of water
- elimination to an alkene
- Functional group
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