Answer the following questions for this S N 1 reaction: (a) What is the rate expression for

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Answer the following questions for this SN1 reaction:

CH3 CHCHCHCBr + CHCHOH CH3 CH3 CH3CHCHCOCHCH + HBr CH3

(a) What is the rate expression for the reaction?

(b) Draw the reaction profile for the reaction. Label all parts. Assume that the products are lower in energy than the reactants.

(c) What is the effect on the rate of the reaction of doubling the concentration of 2-bromo-2-methylpentane?

(d) The solvent for the reaction is ethanol. What is the effect on the rate of the reaction of adding more ethanol?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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