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**Question 1:**

Which of the following solvents is the least appropriate for an Sₙ2 reaction? (Choose the letter of your answer that corresponds to the slowest rate.)

**Solvent Structures:**

- (a) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing with three methyl groups connected to a central carbon (tert-butyl).
  
- (b) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing representing N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), with a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a nitrogen with two methyl groups.

- (c) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing of acetone, with a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two methyl groups.

- (d) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing representing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), with a sulfur atom bonded to an oxygen (S=O) and two methyl groups.
  
- (e) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing of propan-1-ol, with a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a three-carbon linear chain. 

**Explanation:**

Choose the solvent that would result in the slowest rate for an Sₙ2 reaction, focusing on factors such as polarity and proticity.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Question 1:** Which of the following solvents is the least appropriate for an Sₙ2 reaction? (Choose the letter of your answer that corresponds to the slowest rate.) **Solvent Structures:** - (a) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing with three methyl groups connected to a central carbon (tert-butyl). - (b) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing representing N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), with a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a nitrogen with two methyl groups. - (c) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing of acetone, with a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two methyl groups. - (d) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing representing dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), with a sulfur atom bonded to an oxygen (S=O) and two methyl groups. - (e) **Structure:** A line-angle drawing of propan-1-ol, with a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a three-carbon linear chain. **Explanation:** Choose the solvent that would result in the slowest rate for an Sₙ2 reaction, focusing on factors such as polarity and proticity.
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