a. Give a curved arrow mechanism for the following mechanism. Where appropriate, label the Lewis acid and Lewis base in each step, and whether they are also Bronsted acids and bases. b. Draw a reaction energy diagram for the diagram abow indicate the rate step and its activation energy, indicate the position of the transition states, and draw structures for all transition states.

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a. Give a curved arrow mechanism for the following mechanism. Where appropriate, label the Lewis acid and Lewis base in each step, and whether they are also Bronsted acids and bases.

b. Draw a reaction energy diagram for the diagram abow indicate the rate step and its activation energy, indicate the position of the transition states, and draw structures for all transition states. 

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CCl4 (solvent)
Br
reaction coordinate
Transcribed Image Text:Energy HBr CCl4 (solvent) Br reaction coordinate
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