NEETChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
How do polar solvents help in the first step in S N 1 mechanism?
Options
- APolar solvents stabilize the nucleophile.
- BPolar solvents solvate the leaving group.
- CPolar solvents stabilize the carbocation intermediate.
- DPolar solvents increase the acidity of the substrate.
Correct answer
C. Polar solvents stabilize the carbocation intermediate.
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (C) Polar solvents stabilize the carbocation intermediate.