You will build a small decision rule for the main pathway of a haloalkane, and two calculations that go with it: the share of in a mixed reaction and the temperature at which elimination catches up.
The idea. A primary halide does , unless the base is bulky, when it eliminates. A tertiary halide cannot do . A secondary halide depends on the reagent. A higher temperature favours elimination.
Your tasks.
pathway(kind, reagent). The reagent is "weak", "good nucleophile", "strong base" or "bulky base".sn2_share(k1, k2, nu), the percentage of the reaction that goes by when the rate is per unit of haloalkane.crossover(dh, ds), the temperature in K at which elimination and substitution are equally fast, from in J/mol and in J/(mol K).Have you tried it?
Do the tasks in the editor first, and run the checker after each one. Its hints help when a check fails. When you are ready, compare your code with this solution.
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