Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes

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Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes: Overview

This topic consists of concepts such as Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes, Reaction of Haloalkanes with Aqueous NaOH /Aqueous NaOH, Reaction of Haloalkanes with Moist Ag2O, Reactions of Haloalkanes with KCN and AgCN, etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes

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  S N 1  and   S N 2  reactions differ from each other because of

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Identify A, B, C and D in the following process :

(i)  CH3CH2ClNaCNANi/H2reductionB

(ii)  C6H5NH2NaNO2/HClCC6H5NH2/OHD 

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What is the order of reactivity of following compounds towards   S N 1 substitutions reaction.
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What is the order of reactivity of following compounds towards  SN1 substitution reaction.

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Which one of the following two substances undergoes SN1 reaction faster?

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(CH3)3CMgCl on reaction with D2O produces –

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An SN2 reaction at an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives:

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A solution of (+) -2-chloro-2-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of small amount of   SbC l 5 , due to the formation of –

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A solution of (+) -2-chloro-1-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of small amount of  SbCl5, due to the formation of:

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1–chlorobutane on reaction with alcoholic potash gives –

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n–Propyl bromide on treatment with ethanolic potassium hydroxide produces –

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n–propyl bromide on treatment with ethanolic potassium hydroxide produces

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The major product of the following reaction is

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The product of following reaction is –

C 2 H 5 O +C H 3 C H 2 I

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2-Methyl propyl bromide reacts with C2H5O-and gives A whereas on reaction with C2H5OH it gives B. The mechanism followed in these reactions and the products A and B respectively are:

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Match List-I with List-II.

1-Bromopropane is reacted with reagents in List-I to give product in List-II

  List-I Reagent   List-II Product
A. KOH (alc) I. Nitrile
B. KCN (alc) II. Ester
C. AgNO2 III. Alkene
D H3CCOOAg IV. Nitroalkane
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

 

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Identify the correct order of reactivity for the following pairs towards the respective mechanism

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(C) Electrophilic substitution

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(D) Nucleophilic substitution

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Choose the correction answer from the options given below:

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Where Nu = Nucleophile

Find out the correct statement from the options given below for the above two reactions.

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Choose the halogen which is most reactive towards SN1 reaction in the given compounds (A, B, C & D)

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The rate of nucleophilic substitution reaction is maximum in