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Consider the solvolysis reaction of (1S, 2R)-1-bromo-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane in 80%
(a) Write the structure of all chemically reasonable products from this reaction and predict which would be the major one.
(b) Write a detailed mechanism for formation of the major produce.
(c) Write the structure of all transition stares involved in formation of the major produce.
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