Given three equally branched structures and with only a difference in the type of group attached to each (OH, NH3, or OTs), which compound would react faster in an SN1 reaction?

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Chapter14: Elimination
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Given three equally branched structures and with only a difference in the type of group attached to each (OH, NH3, or OTs), which compound would react faster in an SN1 reaction?

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Why are OTs a more superior leaving group than NH3 or OH?

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