Tertiary butyl chloride reacts in basic solution according to the equaqtion (CH3)3CCl + OH-  → (CH3)3COH + Cl- The accpted mechanism for this reaction is (CH3)3CCl  → (CH3)3C+ + Cl-         (slow) (CH3)3C+ +  OH-  → (CH3)3COH     (fast) What is the rate law predicted by this mechanism?

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Tertiary butyl chloride reacts in basic solution according to the equaqtion

(CH3)3CCl + OH-  → (CH3)3COH + Cl-

The accpted mechanism for this reaction is

(CH3)3CCl  → (CH3)3C+ + Cl-         (slow)

(CH3)3C+ +  OH-  → (CH3)3COH     (fast)

What is the rate law predicted by this mechanism?

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