Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Halogen compounds

Halogen compounds — practice question

A carbanion is an organic ion that has a negative charge on a carbon atom. A carbocation is an organic ion that has a positive charge on a carbon atom. What steps are involved in the mechanism of the reaction between aqueous sodium hydroxide and 2-bromo-2-methylbutane?

  • Aheterolytic bond fission followed by an attack by an electrophile on a carbanion
  • Bheterolytic bond fission followed by an attack by a nucleophile on a carbocation
  • Chomolytic bond fission followed by an attack by an electrophile on a carbanion
  • Dhomolytic bond fission followed by an attack by a nucleophile on a carbocation

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