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Will benzylic halide undergo SN1 or SN2 mechanism ?Why?

Bhagyashri Mahajan , 12 Years ago
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MUKESH chinna YADAV

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Whether an alkyl halide will undergo an S N 1 or an S N 2 reaction depends upon a number of factors. Some of the more ... Phenols and Aryl Halides ... Only those molecules that form extremely stable cations undergo SN1 mechanisms.

Puspendra Chauhan

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Benzyl chloride is a  primary alkyl halide and undergo SN2 rapidly.

Ankit Verma

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benzylic halide follows sn1 mechanism always...............the order of halides going sn1 rxn is
BENZYL>ALLYL>TERTIARY>SECONDARY>PRIMARY>METHYL
bcoz of stability, benzyl & allyl r resonance stbilised 

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