A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo (i) SN1 reaction (ii) SN2 reaction (iii) ?-Elimination (iv) Racemisation

This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar The Correct Answer is Option (ii). When an alkyl halide with -hydrogen atoms reacts with a base or a nucleophile, depending on the nature of the alkyl halide, the strength of the base or nucleophile, the size of the molecules, and the reaction circumstances, it can undergo a specific kind of reaction. A substitution or elimination process can be followed by an alkyl halide, as well as the two kinds of substitution, SN1 and SN2. Because the entering nucleophile cannot engage with the bulky substituents on or near the carbon atom, the main alkyl halide prefers the SN2reaction. As a result, primary alkyl halides and methyl halides have the greatest proclivity for SN2 reactions.

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo

(i) S_N¹reaction

(ii) S_N² reaction

(iii) ?-Elimination

(iv) Racemisation

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Payal Gupta | Contributor-Level 10

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This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar

The Correct Answer is Option (ii).

When an alkyl halide with -hydrogen atoms reacts with a base or a nucleophile, depending on the nature of the alkyl halide, the strength of the base or nucleophile, the size of the molecules, and the re