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Reaction Rate Impact: Ethanol, Tert-Butyl Bromide & Temp
Chapter 8, Problem 6-49(choose chapter or problem)
When tert-butyl bromide is heated with an equal amount of ethanol in an inert solvent, one of the products is ethyl tert-butyl ether.
(a) What happens to the reaction rate if the concentration of ethanol is doubled?
(b) What happens to the rate if the concentration of tert-butyl bromide is tripled and the concentration of ethanol is doubled
(c) What happens to the rate if the temperature is raised?
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QUESTION:
When tert-butyl bromide is heated with an equal amount of ethanol in an inert solvent, one of the products is ethyl tert-butyl ether.
(a) What happens to the reaction rate if the concentration of ethanol is doubled?
(b) What happens to the rate if the concentration of tert-butyl bromide is tripled and the concentration of ethanol is doubled
(c) What happens to the rate if the temperature is raised?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
This is a type of SN1 reaction, here the rate of reaction is influenced by the concentration of reactant i.e tert-butyl bromide.
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Reaction Rate Impact: Ethanol, Tert-Butyl Bromide & Temp
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