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Why can't RX add to alkenes / alkynes like HX?
With an analogous mechanism: C bonded to X has a δ+ charge and attacks the pi electrons to form a carbocation intermediate, with X- as a leaving group. X- then adds to the carbocation to neutralize it....
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Why bromoacetone is more reactive towards SN2 than alkyl bromides? [duplicate]
Compare the rates towards SN2 reaction:
I got the point that 2-bromobutane d is a secondary halide, so the steric hinderance is highest making it least reactive among the four. Both b and c are ...
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Why is it technically inaccurate to say that the decrease in reactivity of halogens is due to decreasing electronegativity?
I came across the following information in this post.
Below the infographic there is a paragraph with a disclaimer:
As another disclaimer, the reactivity of the halogens decreasing down the group ...
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Lucas test in the presence of EWG like -CN
Does the given compound give Lucas test?
My teacher says due to the presence of a strong electron withdrawing group the carbocation formed is unstable.
But I say if it undergoes $\mathrm{S_N2}$ ...
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Will Chlorodifluoromethane (R22 refrigerant) react with calcium metal?
I am attempting to recycle or find a use for chlorodifluoromethane, however I do not want to risk venting it into the atmosphere or exposing myself to hydrofluoric acid. Ideally, I would like to ...
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Equation for reaction between chlorine fluoride and potassium bromide
The equation given in the answer key was
$$\ce{ClF + 2KBr → KCl + KF + Br2}$$
However won't the $\ce{KCl}$ also react with $\ce{ClF}$ to form $\ce{KF}$ and $\ce{Cl2}$, resulting in the net reaction ...
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Reactivity of primary and tertiary alkyl halides
From USNCO 2004, Q58:
The reaction between which pair of reactants occurs the fastest for $[\ce{OH-}] = \pu{0.010 M}$?
(A) $\ce{CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl + OH-}$
(B) $\ce{(CH3)3CCl + OH-}$
(C) $...
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Does chlorine trifluoride react with candlewax?
I've run across references to chlorine trifluoride quite a lot. It pops up fairly regularly on the Worldbuilding SE, and whatever idea people have with it is usually shot down very quickly - For ...
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Why is the silver nitrate chemical test more favorable than that of sodium iodide?
Two tests to determine the presence of alkyl chlorides are the silver nitrate in 1% ethanol and sodium iodide in 15% acetone tests. These two tests both produce a precipitate when added to chloride ...
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Is benzyl chloride or allyl chloride more reactive?
What compound is more reactive, benzyl chloride [(chloromethyl)benzene] or allyl chloride (3-chloroprop-1-ene)? I know that both have a higher reactivity than alkyl and aryl chlorides.
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Displacement reactions of Halide ions
I understand that the reactivity decreases as you go down group 7. In displacement reactions the more reactive halide replaces the least reactive halide, but in this question i do not understand the ...
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Why doesn't fluoride ion have highest nucleophilic power (nucleophilicity)?
As you can see from the image above,
'$\ce{R3C}$' anion has 1 lone pair
'$\ce{R2N}$' anion has 2 lone pairs
$\ce{RO}$ anion has 3 lone pairs
$\ce{F}$ anion has 4 lone pairs
According to VSEPR theory,...
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Dehalogenation of vicinal dihalides
Why, among different metals, only zinc is favourable for the dehalogenation of vicinal dihalides?
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Why is allyl chloride more reactive towards substitution than alkyl chloride?
I can understand that the reactivity of alkyl halide is more than vinyl and aryl halides because the halogen atom in alkyl halide is connected to the sp3 carbon.
Whereas in vinyl or aryl the halogen ...
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Are there stronger oxidizing agents than fluorine gas?
Are there stronger oxidizing agents than fluorine gas, so it could oxidize fluoride to fluorine?
Also, in case of oxygen, fluorine gas can oxidize oxygen gas to the exotic dioxygenyl ion. Can ...
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