Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes

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Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes, Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides, Ambident Nucleophiles & Grignard Reagent etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes

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How can we get bromoethene from 1,2-dibromoethane?

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In the reaction, CH3Br KCN A H+ B  LiAlH4 C

The product C is.

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What is dehydrohalogenation in haloalkanes?

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In the following question a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

Assertion: KCN reacts with methyl chloride to give methyl isocyanide.
Reason: CN is an ambident nucleophile.

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Match the alkyl halide reacting with reagent given in Column I with their respective substituted product given in  Column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below: 

Column I

Column II
a KCN 1) RH
b AgCN 2) RCN
c KNO2 3)  RNC
d LiAlH4 4) R-O-N=O

 

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Write the reaction of tert-Butyllithium with methyl chloride.

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Discuss how alkyl cyanides and alkyl nitrites are formed.

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Define ambident nucleophiles? Give an example of it.

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Which of the given options shows the correct product of the reaction, MeCl+RNa?

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Which among the following is known as Gilman reagent?

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State any reaction of organosodium compounds with alkyl halide.

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State the reaction of tert-Butyllithium with methyl chloride.

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NaOEt or Sodium ethoxide is a reagent in _____ reaction of alkyl halides to get alkenes by β-elimination.(dehydrohalogenation/dehydrogenation)

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Complete the given reaction: CH3CH2CH2Br  LiAlH4            ?

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Identify the reagent for the following conversion:

CH3CH2Br   ?         CH3CH3

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Describe the reaction of haloalkane with LiAlH4.

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The reaction of methyl bromide with aq. KOH to form methyl alcohol is an example of

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Which of the following statements are correct about this reaction?
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Which of the following statements are correct about the kinetics of this reaction?
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Which of the following statements is correct about the mechanism of this reaction?
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