Rate Laws: Unimolecular vs Bimolecular Mechanisms: Mechanism + Exam Traps
Connect rate laws to mechanism identification: why SN1/E1 are first-order in substrate, while SN2/E2 depend on both substrate and nucleophile/base.
Reaction: Rate Laws: Unimolecular vs Bimolecular Mechanisms
What it does: Connect rate laws to mechanism identification: why SN1/E1 are first-order in substrate, while SN2/E2 depend on both substrate and nucleophile/base.
Typical reagents: Compare kinetics: H2O (SN1) vs NaI/acetone (SN2)
Key intermediate: Carbocation
Driving force: Formation of more stable bonds / products