Which order of kinetics is followed by the reaction between tert-butyl bromide and hydroxide ion to give tert-Butyl alcohol?

Step-by-step solution

The reaction between tert-butyl bromide (a tertiary alkyl halide) and hydroxide ion to form tert-butyl alcohol proceeds via the S_ N 1 mechanism. In the S_ N 1 mechanism, the reaction occurs in two steps. The first step is the slow, rate-determining step, which involves the ionization of the alkyl halide to form a carbocation. Rate = k[ tert-butyl bromide ] Since the rate of the reaction depends only on the concentration of tert-butyl bromide and is independent of the concentration of the hydroxide ion, it follows