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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

  1. ARI>RBr>RCl\mathrm{RI}>\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RCl}
  2. BRCl>RBr>RI\mathrm{RCl}>\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RI}
  3. CRBr>RCl>RI\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RCl}>\mathrm{RI}
  4. DRBr>RI>RCl\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RI}>\mathrm{RCl}

Correct answer

A. RI>RBr>RCl\mathrm{RI}>\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RCl}

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.
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