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प्रश्न
Which would undergo SN2 reaction faster in the following pair and why ?
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उत्तर
Primary alkyl halides prefer to undergo SN2 reactions than tertiary alkyl halides because of less steric hindrance experienced by the approaching nucleophile. Hence, out of the given pair (CH3−CH2−Br) would undergo SN2 reaction faster.
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(i) \[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{}{(CH3)2CH - CH2Br} ->[C2H5OH] \underset{}{(CH3)2CH - CH2OC2H5 + HBr}}\\
\end{array}\]
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\end{array}\]
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