Which of the following best explains why SN1 reactions involving a neutral reactant are faster in polar solvents?
A) The substrate is more soluble in polar solvents.
B) The substrate is less soluble in polar solvents.
C) The nucleophile is solvated by polar solvents.
D) Solvation by polar solvents stabilizes the carbocation.
E) Solvation by polar solvents stabilizes the transition state.
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