Chapter 6, Problem 28P

Consider the reaction of $I^{-}$ with $C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}CI$.

(a) Would you expect the reaction to be $S_{N}1$ or $S_{N}2$ ? The rate constant for the reaction at 60°C is $5\times {10}^{-5}Lmo{l}^{-1}{s}^{-1}$.

(b) What is the reaction rate if $\left[I^{-}\right]=-0.1mol{L}^{-1}$ and $\left[C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}CI\right]=0.1mol{L}^{-1}$ ?

(c) If $\left[I^{-}\right]=0.1mol{L}^{-1}$ and $\left[C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}CI\right]=0.2mol{L}^{-1}$ ?

(d) If $\left[I^{-}\right]=0.2mol{L}^{-1}$ and $\left[C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}CI\right]=0.1mol{L}^{-1}$ ?

(e) If $\left[I^{-}\right]=0.2mol{L}^{-1}$ and $\left[C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}CI\right]=0.2mol{L}^{-1}$ ?