(a) Account for the following :(i) Electrophilic substitution reactions in haloarenes occur slowly.(ii) Haloalkanes, though polar, are insoluble in water.(b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of reactivity towards SN2 displacement:2-Bromo-2-Methylbutane, 1-Bromopentane, 2-Bromopentane

(a) Account for the following :(i) Electrophilic substitution reactions in haloarenes occur slowly.(ii) Haloalkanes, though polar, are insoluble in water.(b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of reactivity towards SN2 displacement:2-Bromo-2-Methylbutane, 1-Bromopentane, 2-Bromopentane

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Chapter16: Chemistry Of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Section16.4: Substituent Effects In Electrophilic Substitutions

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