Chapter 8, Problem 8.2P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

For the given ${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}\text{1}$ reaction in problem 8.1, overall reactants, overall products, and any intermediates are to be identified.

Concept introduction:

An ${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}\text{1}$ reaction is a unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction and is a two-step reaction. In the first step, the leaving group breaks off, taking its bond pair with the carbon atom, thus forming a carbocation. In the second step, the incoming nucleophile attacks the carbocation, forming the product. Stereochemistry is important and applicable for an ${\text{S}}_{\text{N}}\text{1}$ reaction.

A species is an overall reactant or an overall product if it appears in the overall (net) reaction. A species is an intermediate if it is produced in the mechanism but does not appear in the overall reaction.