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. The order of reactivity of the following for an SN 2 reaction is a) alkyl fluoride > alkyl chloride > alkyl bromide > alkyl iodide b) alkyl fluoride > alkyl bromide > alkyl chloride > alkyl iodide c) alkyl iodide > alkyl bromide > alkyl chloride > alkyl fluoride d) alkyl bromide > alkyl fluoride > alkyl iodide > alkyl chloride

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12 Years agoGrade Upto college level
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11 Years ago
I- is a good leaving group as c ompared to other leaving group. The order for SN2 should be:(a). Better the leaving group i.e. more the stability of the leaving ion, more it would be favourable for SN1 and less for SN2 here.
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