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Assign configuration to the following substrate, and show the stereochemistry and identity of the product you would obtain by $\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 1$ reaction with water (reddish brown $=\mathrm{Br}$ ):
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The bromine will be the highest priority group on the chiral carbon due to its high atomic number. The second highest priority group is the benzene ring, followed by the ethyl group, and finally the methyl group. Show more…
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