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A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo ______.

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Question

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo ______.

Options

  • SN1 reaction

  • SN2 reaction

  • ∝-elimination

  • Racemisation

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Solution

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo SN2 reaction.

Explanation:

Primary alkyl halides undergo SN2 mechanisms because 1° substrates have little steric hindrance to nucleophilic attack and 1° carbocations are relatively unstable.

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