Question

Rank the relative rates of the following alkyl halides in an SN1 reaction. (Drag the structure to the appropriate box, fastest on the top to slowest on the bottom.)

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

In general tertiary alkyl halides are more reactive in ${\rm{S}}{{\rm{N}}_{\rm{1}}}$ reactions. So, determine the reactivity order of the given alkyl chlorides in ${\rm{S}}{{\rm{N}}_{\rm{1}}}$ reaction.

Fundamentals

Reactivity order of alkyl halides in ${\rm{S}}{{\rm{N}}_{\rm{1}}}$ reaction is as follows:

The reactivity order of given alkyl chlorides in ${\rm{S}}{{\rm{N}}_{\rm{1}}}$ reaction are as follows:

Ans:

Thus, the reactivity order is,