Which of the Following Statements Describe a Favorable Attribute of a Leaving

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describe a favorable attribute of a leaving group? (More than one answer is possible.)

• A) The leaving group should be highly polarizable.
• B) The lower the electronegativity of the leaving group the better.
• C) Good leaving groups need to have low steric hindrance.
• D) The departed leaving group should have low basicity.

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