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On free radical chlorination, 1-butane produces mainly 3-chlorobut-1-ene-why?

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The allyl free radical `(CH_(2)-CH-overset(.)(C)HCH_(3))` is relatively more stable.
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CHHAYA PUBLICATION-HALOAKANES AND HALOARENES-Exercise - Short answer type questions
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  2. In free redical chlorination, tendency of subsitution of various types...

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  3. On free radical chlorination, 1-butane produces mainly 3-chlorobut-1-e...

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  4. Why n-butane undergoes chlorination at 25^(@)C in the presence of ligh...

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  5. Explain why neopentyl chloride cannot be prepared by reacting neopenty...

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  6. During conversion of R-OH to R-Cl conversion, SOCl(2) is a more suitab...

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  7. How can allyl chloride and bromide be prepared from propane?

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  8. Why is the boiling point of hexafluoroethane considerably less than de...

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  9. Alkyl halides are insoluble in water, though they are polar-why?

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  10. KCN reacts with the ethanolic solution of RX to yield RCN while AgCN r...

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  11. Arrange in the order of increasing S(N)1 reactivity and explain:

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  12. Arrange in the order of increasing S(N)1 reactivity and explain the or...

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  13. Solvolysis of (A) in ethanol takes place readily while the solvolysis ...

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  14. Which one of each pair will not undergo S(N)2 reaction and why? (i) ...

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  15. Which one of each pair will not undergo S(N)2 reaction and why? (ii)...

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  16. After standing in aqueous acid, (R)-2-butanol is found to have lost it...

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  17. Which one of each pair of compounds will undergo S(N)1 reaction readil...

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  18. Which one of each pair of compounds will undergo S(N)1 reaction readil...

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  19. In which reaction does recemisation occurs and why?

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  20. Prove that in S(N)2 reaction inversion of configuration takes place.

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