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Consider the following reactions of and with aqueous at fixed temperature. Assume reacts only by the SN2 path and only by the SN1 path. Select the correct statements.

  1. ADoubling leaves the rate of hydrolysis of unchanged.
  2. BHydrolysis of proceeds through a free carbocation intermediate.
  3. CDoubling doubles the rate of hydrolysis of .
  4. DDoubling the concentration of the halide doubles the rate in both cases.

Answer: A, C, D

SN2 is bimolecular: rate , so doubling either concentration doubles the rate. SN1 rate , independent of but proportional to the halide concentration. The methyl cation is highly unstable, so the SN2 path for does not involve it.
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