Question

What product, or products, would you expect from the given reaction? Name the mechanism ($S{N}_1$ or $S{N}_2$) that gives each product(s).

Answer 1

The mechanism is $S{N}_1$.

1) Formation of carbocation.

$H^{+}$ is from $HCl$

2) Attack of a nucleophile.

$HCl\to H^{+}+C{l}^{-}$

$C{l}^{-}$ can attack either from above or below the plane giving a racemic mixture.