Question

Br NaOCH2CH3 + CH3CH-OH + NaBr CH3 CH3 a. Identify the mechanism of the reaction. b. Suggest steps for the mechanism of this reaction. Use curved arrows to show the electron motions. c. How would the rate be affected if the concentration of sodium ethoxide, NaOCH CH3 is increased? Justify your answer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The mechanism of the reaction is the Elimination Bimolecular or E2.

b) Steps for the mechanism of this reaction is given as follows,

c) Reaction rate = K[Organic compound][$NaoCH_{2} CH_{3}$].  

Explanation:

a) The mechanism of the reaction is the Elimination Bimolecular or E2.

c) This is an E2 reaction, so it depends on the concentration of both substrate and reactant. If we increase the concentration of $NaoCH_{2} CH_{3}$, the reaction rate will be increased.

Reaction rate = K[Organic compound][$NaoCH_{2} CH_{3}$].  

b) Steps for the mechanism of this reaction is given as follows,