What is the rate-determining step in the following reaction?

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**Question 1**

**What is the rate-determining step in the following reaction?**

Reaction: 

\[ \text{CH}_3 \]

\[ \begin{array}{c}
   \\
  \text{C} \\
   \\
  \end{array}
\]

\[ \begin{array}{c}
  \text{CH}_3 \\
  \text{CHCH}_3 + \text{HBr} \\
  \text{CH}_3 \text{OH} \\
  \end{array}
\]

**Process:**

Heat applied 

---

**Options:**

1. Rearrangement of a secondary carbocation into a tertiary carbocation
2. Formation of secondary carbocation
3. Formation of primary carbocation
4. There is no rate-determining step because the reaction is concerted
5. Formation of tertiary carbocation
Transcribed Image Text:**Question 1** **What is the rate-determining step in the following reaction?** Reaction: \[ \text{CH}_3 \] \[ \begin{array}{c} \\ \text{C} \\ \\ \end{array} \] \[ \begin{array}{c} \text{CH}_3 \\ \text{CHCH}_3 + \text{HBr} \\ \text{CH}_3 \text{OH} \\ \end{array} \] **Process:** Heat applied --- **Options:** 1. Rearrangement of a secondary carbocation into a tertiary carbocation 2. Formation of secondary carbocation 3. Formation of primary carbocation 4. There is no rate-determining step because the reaction is concerted 5. Formation of tertiary carbocation
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