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The major product which results when 2-chloro-2-methylpentane is heated in ethanol is an ether. Show and name the mechanism by which this ether forms.

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Weak nucleophile (ethanol, the solvent) and bulky substrate favor Sn1 as shown below. Can you tell which is the rate-determining step? Can you tell what type of reaction is involved in the last step?

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