Which of the following alkyl halides will undergo SN2 fastest?
Solution
SN2 rate: methyl > 1° > 2° > 3°. CH₃Cl (methyl halide) is unhindered — fastest SN2. 2° and 3° face steric hindrance.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution
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