1-chloro-1-phenylethane undergoes solvolysis in water by an SN1 mechanism to make 1-phenylethanol.
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1-chloro-1-phenylethane undergoes solvolysis in water by an SN1 mechanism to make 1-phenylethanol. – Q/A (Question and Answer)
Test Answer
The reaction is followed with bromothymol blue indicator and an aliquot of sodium hydroxide base. Which of the following statements about the reaction are true?
Answer:
The color of the bromothymol blue indicator changes from blue to yellow as the solution becomes acidic.
Rate of gain of acid is equal to the rate of loss of alkyl halide.
The reaction can be followed because acid is produced as a product.
The reaction follows first order kinetics because there is one reactant in the rate determining step.
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