Consider the following SN1 reaction.a.  Draw a mechanism for this reaction using curved ar...

Consider the following SN1 reaction.

a.  Draw a mechanism for this reaction using curved arrows.

b.  Draw an energy diagram. Label the axes, starting material, product, Ea, and . Assume that the starting material and product are equal in energy.

c.  Draw the structure of any transition states.

d.  What is the rate equation for this reaction?

e.  What happens to the reaction rate in each of the following instances? [1] The leaving group is changed from

I- to Cl–; [2] The solvent is changed from H2O to DMF; [3] The alkyl halide is changed from (CH3)2C(I)CH2CH3 to (CH3)2CHCH(I)CH3; [4] The concentration of H2O is increased by a factor of five; and [5] The concentrations of both the alkyl halide and H2O are increased by a factor of five.