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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.hl.TZ2.21
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 21 Adapted from N/A

Question

The hydrolysis of tertiary bromoalkanes with a warm dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide solution proceeds by a two-step SN1 mechanism.

     Step I:     RBrR+Br

     Step II:     R++OHROH

Which description of this reaction is consistent with the above information?

M15/4/CHEMI/HPM/ENG/TZ2/21

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 16: Chemical kinetics » 16.1 Rate expression and reaction mechanism
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