Which of these statements are right? Referring to SN1 and SN2 only A. Whichever

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Which of these statements are right? Referring to SN1 and SN2 only

A. Whichever mechanism has the fewest number of steps will be the one with the fastest rate of transformation.

B. HBr can be used for primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol transformations to the corresponding alkyl halides.

C. The activation energy of the rate determining step of the SN1 mechanism is greater than that of the SN2 mechanism

D. A carbocation does not form in the SN2 mechanism.

E. The reaction whose rate determining step has the smallest activation energy will have the fastest reaction rate.

Please be sure of your answer because I only have 1 attempt. So far, I believe D and E are correct.

Explanation / Answer

correct answer is B D E

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