Abstract
The rates of addition of a series of 4-substituted 2-nitrobenzenesulphenyl bromides to cyclohexene have been measured in acetic acid solution at 25·0°. A value of –0·667 is obtained for the reaction constant, ρ+. The rates of addition of these sulphenyl bromides relative to those of the corresponding chlorides are essentially constant, the average value for kBr:kCl being 2·4. The constancy of this ratio indicates that the first step in the suggested mechanism is rate-limiting.

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