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Question
Predict the order of reactivity of the following compounds in dehydrohalogenation:
CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl, (CH3)2CHCH2Cl, (CH3)2CH-CH2Br, CH3CH(Br)CH2CH3, (CH3)3C-Br
Very Short Answer
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Solution
(CH3)3C-Br > CH3CH(Br)CH2CH3 > (CH3)2CH-CH2Br > (CH3)2CHCH2Cl > CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl
More substituted halides and better leaving groups (Br−) react faster.
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