OCHEM transition states and reaction rates

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Homework Statement


Explain why 2-bromopropane reacts with NaI in acetone over 10^4 times faster than bromocyclopropane. (Hint: examine the transition state for each of the reactions)


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I understand this is a sn2 type reaction and therefore is completed in one step. Is bromocyclopropane's transition more sterically hindered than 2-bromopropane?
 
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Draw the structure for both. Remember to accurately represent the cyclopropate ring. Look at all the angles.