Question

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo ______.

विकल्प

• S_N1 reaction

• S_N2 reaction

• ∝-elimination

• Racemisation

Answer 1

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo S_N2 reaction.

Explanation:

Primary alkyl halides undergo S_N2 mechanisms because 1° substrates have little steric hindrance to nucleophilic attack and 1° carbocations are relatively unstable.