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Chapter 9: Q101P (page 454)

When the following compound undergoes solvolysis in ethanol, three products are obtained. Propose a mechanism to account for the formation of these products.


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Solvolysis, a chemical reaction in which the solvent, such as water or alcohol, is one of the reagents and is present in great excess of that required for the reaction.

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Definition of solvolysis

Solvolysis, a chemical reaction in which the solvent, such as water or alcohol, is one of the reagents and is present in great excess of that required for the reaction.

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Mechanism to account for the formation of these products is as follows-

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