Given the following substitution reaction,what would be the effect of changing the solvent from CH₃OH to (CH₃)₂S=O? CH₃(CH₂)₅Br + NaOH ® CH₃(CH₂)₅OH + Br^- A)The rate would decrease because S_N1 reactions are favored by polar protic solvents. B)The rate would increase because S_N2 reactions are favored by polar aprotic solvents. C)The rate would increase because S_N1 reactions are favored by polar protic solvents. D)The rate would decrease because S_N2 reactions are favored by polar aprotic solvents.

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The rate would increase because SN2 reactions are favored by polar aprotic solvents, and changing from a polar protic solvent (CH3OH) to a polar aprotic solvent ((CH3)2SO) would facilitate this.

Given the Following Substitution Reaction,what Would Be the Effect of Changing