Consider the SN1 reaction shown below:
Would different products be formed if CHX3SH was an additional reagent?
Superimpose both energy diagrams on top of each other.
For the first question, yes, two products would be formed. I'm confused about the second question though. I know The rate determining step would remain unchanged, as the rate depends on the concentration of the substrate not the nucleophile (SN1 is unimolecular). However, methanethiol is a better nucleophile than methanol. Would the activation energy for the second transition state be less for methanethiol?
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