Chapter 6, Problem 49P

The conversion of acetyl chloride to methyl acetate occurs via the following two-step mechanism.

a. Add curved arrows to show the movement of the electrons in each step.

b. Write the rate equation for this reaction, assuming the first step is rate-determining.

c. If the concentration of ${}^{-}{\text{OCH}}_{\text{3}}$ were increased $10$ times, what would happen to the rate of the reaction?

d. If the concentrations of both ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\text{COCl}$ and ${}^{-}{\text{OCH}}_{\text{3}}$ were increased $10$ times, what would happen to the rate of the reaction?

e. Classify the conversion of acetyl chloride to methyl acetate as an addition, elimination, or substitution.