Answer to Question #157555 in Organic Chemistry for hussein

Question

1.      Which of the following alkyl halides would you expect to undergo SN1 reaction most rapidly? 

A   CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂Br

B   CH₃CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)Br

C   CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)₂Br

D   All of them reacts at the same rate.

Answer 1

answer: C, because intermediate carbocation is the most stable out of the options