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Why is caesium considered the most reactive element and not fluorine? [closed]
Some people say caesium is most reactive element. I thought it to be fluorine as it is the element that reacts with almost all elements (except couple of inert gases). But caesium won't react many of ...
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Alkyl halide reaction
In the following the reaction ,
According to me the product should be compound (A) due to substitution reaction.
But the product formed is the compound (B) , what could be the mechanism for the ...
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Reactivity towards SN1 reaction
In the following compounds , we have to find order of compounds of their reactivity towards SN1 reaction.
According to me , we should compare carbo cation stability which is formed as an ...
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Predicting order of nucleophilic substitution reactivity
What order of reactivity do you predict will be observed when each alkyl halide is mixed with sodium iodide in acetone?
1-Chlorobutane
1-Bromobutane
2-Chloro-2-methylpropane
Bromobenzene
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Grignards do transmetallation?
Grignards don't add to alkyl halides to create linear carbon extensions because Grignards do transmetallation rather than SN2 displacement of halide.
Is this correct?
I thought transmetallation a) ...
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Why is the reactivity of primary alkyl halides with nucleophiles (SN2 mechanism) greater than secondary and tertiary alkyl halides?
For the reaction between alkyl halide and a nucleophile, following the SN2 mechanism, the reactivity of alkyl halides is in the order: primary halide > secondary halide > tertiary halide.
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