JEE Main 201323 AprilOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2013
- Date
- 23 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
JEE Main 2013 · 23 April · Online · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
The order of reactivity of the given haloalkanes towards...
The order of reactivity of the given haloalkanes towards nucleophile is :
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
For a given alkyl group, the order of reactivity is
\frac{\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{F}}{\text{ increasing bond energy }}
decreasing halogen reactivity.
This order depends on the carbon-halogen bond energy; the carbon-fluorine bond energy is maximum and thus fluorides are least reactive while carbon-iodine bond energy is minimum hence iodides are most reactive.