Consider the S_N2 reaction of butyl bromide with OH^- ion.
CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Br + OH- $\rarr$ CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OH + Br^-

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Consider the S_N2 reaction of butyl bromide with OH^- ion. CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Br + OH- $\rarr$ CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OH + Br^-

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The reaction of butyl bromide with OH- ion follows an SN2 mechanism, which is bimolecular, involving both the butyl bromide and the OH- ion in the rate-determining step. Doubling the concentration of both reactants would increase the rate by four times, as the rate is proportional to the product of the concentrations of the two reactants.

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