Consider the reaction of #(CH_3)_3CO^-# with iodomethane. Will the reaction rate increase, decrease, or remain the same if the concentration of iodomethane is increased?
1 Answer
Jan 4, 2015
The reaction rate will increase if the concentration of iodomethane is increased.
The t-butoxide ion is a powerful nucleophile, and the substrate is a methyl halide.
The reaction is an
The rate law for an
rate =
If the concentration of CH₃I increases, the reaction rate increases.
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