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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Why vinyl chloride is least reactive than alkyl chloride and allyl chloride?

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6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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6 Years ago
Allyl chloride is more reactive than vinyl chloride because in vinyl chloride lone pair of chlorine are in resonance so chlorine will not get removed easily while in case of allyl chloride resonance is not present.