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Date May 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18M.2.hl.TZ2.b.i
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ2
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18M.2.hl.TZ2.b.i

A tertiary halogenoalkane with three different alkyl groups, (R1R2R3)C−X, undergoes a SN1 reaction and forms two isomers.

State the type of bond fission that takes place in a SN1 reaction.

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heterolytic/heterolysis

 

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