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Will benzylic halide undergo SN1 or SN2 mechanism ?Why?

Will benzylic halide undergo SN1 or SN2 mechanism ?Why?

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MUKESH chinna YADAV
42 Points
11 years ago

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
29 Points
11 years ago

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

Ankit Verma
25 Points
11 years ago

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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