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Factors affecting SN1 reaction: leaving group and solvent effects.

This video talks about the effect of a leaving group and solvent on the rate of an SN1 reaction. 00:11- Mechanism of SN1 reaction. 00:35- Why care about the leaving group stability? 1:12- Examples! 4:54- Effect of solvent Master the concept of “SN1/SN2/E1/E2” through practice exercises and videos - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/class-12-chemistry-india/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:haloalkanes-haloarenes/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:sn2-sn2-e1-e2/v/sn1-mechanism-kinetics-and-substrates Check out more videos and exercises on “Haloalkanes and haloarenes” - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/class-12-chemistry-india/x6a5fb67b43bb54b9:haloalkanes-haloarenes. Created by Aanchal Arora.

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