Answer to Question #103478 in Organic Chemistry for Akshay Kumar

Question #103478
Which one of the following would undergo faster SN2 reaction? Explain
CH3 – CH = CH – Cl or CH3CH2CH2 – Cl
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Expert's answer
2020-02-21T07:53:13-0500

In vinyl chloride (CH3-CH=CH-Cl) lone pair of chlorine is in resonance so chlorine will not get removed easily while in case of alkyl chloride resonance is not present.There's no such resonance in propylchloride. Hence, chlorine reacts readily with the nucleophile. CH3-CH2-CH2-Cl is more reactive in sn2 reactions.


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