Chapter 6, Problem 17PP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The reason why the rate of solvolysis increases with the increasing percentage of water in the mixture is to be explained and the rate of the ${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}2$ reaction is to be explained.

Concept introduction:

In organic chemistry, the nucleophilic substitution that consists of bimolecular reaction, one-step mechanism, and there is no formation carbocation is known as ${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}2$ reaction.

A chemical species that has the tendency to donate an electron pair to an electrophile in order to form a chemical bond is known as nucleophile.

In an alkyl halide, the reaction takes place between halogen atoms and alkanes in order to form halogenated hydrocarbons.