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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

. 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

Grade:Upto college level

1 Answers

Naveen Kumar
askIITians Faculty 60 Points
9 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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