Please answer this question 18 A Optically active compound with Molecular formula C7H15Cl on reaction - Chemistry - Coordination Compounds

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18 A Optically active compound with Molecular
formula C7H15Cl on reaction with NaOH to
yield Products as racemic mixture Predict a type of mechanism and
explain steps involved Also write rate law for the reaction

Vartika Jain · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

Alkyl halides on reaction with NaOH gives substitution reaction
 Racemic mixture is formed which shows that the mechanism is SN1 since a racemic mixture is formed in this case
 In SN1 reaction, the first step involves the formation of carbocation followed by attack of nucleophile from front as well as back to give racemic product
 In SN1, the rate determining step is the formation of carbocation as it is the slowest step, and therefore it is unimolecular reaction
 Rate =k[C7H15Cl]

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