Question

Supplementary Ch. 8 Worksheet Given the information below, write out a reasonable mechanism for the reaction. Where not provided, also fill in the major product of the reaction: Nal r - Nal Doubling [Nal] doubles the rate of rxn. H2SO4 NaCl Doubling (NaCl) does not change rate of rxn.

Answer 1

Nal Its an SN2 reaction therefore the rate of reaction depends on both the substrate as well as on nucleophile hence on doubling the conc of Nal will double the rate of reaction. OH2 H- OSO3H 00-00 oooo ci Its an example of SN1 reaction where the rate of reaction totally depends on the substrate hence increasing the conc of NaCl will have no effect on the rate of reaction as the attack of Cl on carbocation is not a part of rate determining step.