NEET2011ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
Assertion : Rate of reaction of alkyl halide in Williamson's synthesis reaction is 1^ R X>2^ R X>3^ R X . Reason : It is a type of bimolecular substitution reaction (S_ N 2 ) .
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Williamson's synthesis occurs by S _N 2 mechanism and primary alkyl halides are most reactive in S _ N 2 reactions.