Multiple Choice
In organic chemistry reactions, positive and negative control samples are used with tests that yield what kind of results?
3. Acids and Bases
Organic Chemistry Reactions
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the final step in the mechanism of an SN1 reaction?
A
Rearrangement of the carbocation
B
Loss of the leaving group
C
Nucleophilic attack on the carbocation
D
Formation of the carbocation
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Understand that an SN1 reaction involves a two-step mechanism: the formation of a carbocation intermediate and the nucleophilic attack on this carbocation.
Identify the first step in the SN1 mechanism, which is the loss of the leaving group. This step results in the formation of a carbocation.
Recognize that the carbocation can undergo rearrangement if a more stable carbocation can be formed. This is an optional step and depends on the structure of the carbocation.
The final step in the SN1 mechanism is the nucleophilic attack on the carbocation. The nucleophile attacks the positively charged carbon, forming a new covalent bond.
Conclude that the nucleophilic attack on the carbocation is the last step in the SN1 reaction mechanism, leading to the formation of the final product.
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