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Rate Kinetics
« on: November 12, 2010, 01:39:01 PM »



I understand question number 2 but why is question 19's answer not C?

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Re: Rate Kinetics
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2010, 03:34:07 PM »
What type of substitution name would you use to describe the reaction of 19?  Think about the rate-limiting step in that reaction.

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Re: Rate Kinetics
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2010, 03:35:40 PM »
Since it is tertiary it will be sn1 so only the R-Br concentrations will have an effect on the rate.

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Re: Rate Kinetics
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2010, 10:31:46 AM »
That is correct.

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