Author Question: When (R)-3-bromo-3-methylhexane is treated with H2O, racemic is produced. By what mechanism does ... (Read 49 times)

justinmsk · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

When (R)-3-bromo-3-methylhexane is treated with H₂O, racemic is produced. By what mechanism does this reaction occur?

A)
S_N1
B)
S_N2
C)
E1
D)
E2
E)
cannot be explained by one mechanism

Question 2

Which statement(s) is/are true of an E1 elimination?
A)
it is a two-step process and has the same first step as a S_N1 mechanism
B)
it involves the formation of the carbocation from elimination of a good leaving group
C)
a common competing reaction is rearrangement of a less stable carbocation to a more stable carbocation
D)
the loss of a proton by the carbocation is a fast step
E)
all of the above