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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

sir are all primary alkyl halides undergo SN1 mechanism and all tertiary alkyl halides SN2

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Yes, perhaps it true as for SN1 reaction alpha hydrogens are required 
and for SN2 reaction there should be no alpha H present and that is possible in
 
tertiary alkyl groups.