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Haloalkanes used as solvents in industry are chloro compounds rather than bromo compounds.

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In alkyl chloride, the C-Cl bond is more polar than the C-Br bond in alkyl bromide, as chlorine is more electronegative than bromine. Due to greater polarity of molecules, alkyl chlorides are better solvents-than alkyl bromides.
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BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES-QUESTIONS
  1. Give reasons : Boiling point of alkyl bromide is higher than alkyl c...

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  2. Give reasons : Alkyl halides are better solvents than aryl halides.

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  3. Give reasons : Haloalkanes used as solvents in industry are chloro ...

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  4. What are ambident uncleophiles ? Explain with an example.

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  5. Alkyl Chloride is more reactive than chlorobenzene towards nucleophili...

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  6. With the help of polarity of the carbon halogen bond show that aryl ha...

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  7. Why are haloarenes more stable than haloalkanes ?

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  8. Why do alkyi haldies undergo hydrolysis more readily than aryl halides...

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  9. With the help of resonance show that aryl halides are lesser reactive ...

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  10. With the help of hybridisation show that aryl halides are lesser react...

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  11. With the help of polarity of the carbon halogen bond show that aryl ha...

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  12. Why does electrophilic substitution take place at ortho and para posit...

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  13. Why does electrophilic substitution take place at ortho and para posit...

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  14. Haloarene is ortho and para directing Explain.

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  15. Write short notes on : Wurtz reaction

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  16. Write Fittig reaction.

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  17. Write short notes on : Friedel Craft's reaction

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  18. Write Fittig reaction.

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  19. Write Ullmann reaction.

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  20. Write the following reactions : Friedel Craft alkylation.

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