Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Halogen compounds

Halogen compounds — practice question

What does the mechanism of the reaction between aqueous sodium hydroxide and 2-bromo-2-methylbutane involve?

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

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