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Which alkyl halide from the following pairs would you expect to react more rapidly by an `SN_2` mechanism? Explain your answer.
`(i) CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)Br or CH_(3)CH_(2)underset(Br)underset(|)C HCH_(3) , (ii) CH_(3)CH_(2)underset(Br)underset(|)CHCH_(3) or H_(3)C-underset(CH_(3))underset(|) overset(CH_(3))overset(|)C-Br`
(iii)` CH_(3)underset(CH_(3))underset(|)CHCH_(2)CH_(2)Br or CH_(3)CH_(2)underset(CH_(3))underset(|)CHCH_(2)Br`

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(i) `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)Br " "` Being primary halide, there won’t be anysteric hindrance.
(ii) `CH_(3)CH_(2)underset(Br)underset(|)CHCH_(3) " "` Secondary halide reacts faster than tertiary halide.
(iii) `CH_(3)underset(CH_(3))underset(|) CHCH_(2)CH_(2)Br " "` The presence of methyl group closer tothe halide group will increase the steric hindrance and decrease the rate.
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