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In the SN1 hydrolysis mechanism of (CH3)3CBr, there are _____ elementary steps, _____distinct transition states, and...

In the SN1 hydrolysis mechanism of (CH3)3CBr, there are _____ elementary steps, _____distinct transition states, and _____distinct intermediates.

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1)The SN1 hydrolysis of (CH3)3 CBr is an TWO elementary steps mechanism .

STEP 1 : Rate determining step .

(CH3)3C -Br (CH3)C+ + Br-

It is an slow reaction denoted by K1 .

STEP 2 : Bond formation step.

(CH3)3C+ +OH (CH3)C - OH

It is an fast reaction denoted by K2.

2) It has the lower energy transistion state

3)The carbocation is an intermediates that form.

  

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