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give reason why sn1 reactions are favoured inonly in protic solvents?

give reason why sn1 reactions are favoured inonly in protic solvents?

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Jayant Kishore
144 Points
8 years ago
Polar protic solvents hhave a H atom attached to a strongly electronegative element. They increase the rate of ionisation of an alkyl halide . This favours the formation of carbocation and thus promotes SN1 reactions.So, SN1reactions are favoured in protic solvent. 

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