CHEM266L Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rate-Determining Step, Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase, Sn1 Reaction
12 Feb 2018
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4: synthesis of tert-amyl chloride (2-chloro-2-methylbutane): a sn1 reaction. You must type directly into the answer boxes of the report template. Structures and mechanisms may be written in pen or created with chemdraw. Font or size-altered answer boxes will receive a mark of zero. What is the rate-determining step in a sn1 reaction? (0. 5 marks) the formation of the carbocation intermediate is the rate determining step. Consider the carbocation intermediate formed in this reaction. Provide an example of a carbocation that is less stable, then another example of a carbocation that is more stable. (1 the carbocation formed in this reaction is a tertiary carbocation, a less stable. Mark) carbocation would be a secondary carbocation for example, butan-2-ol. A structure that would be more stable would be allylic such as butene-2-ol. Would the reaction have worked if only aqueous nacl was added to provide a source of cl base reaction occurred).
