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JEE Main 2023 — Haloalkanes And Haloarenes Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Morning Shift

Question

Assertion A : Hydrolysis of an alkyl chloride is a slow reaction but in the presence of NaI, the rate of the hydrolysis increases.

Reason R : I is a good nucleophile as well as a good leaving group.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

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Correct answer
CBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Step-by-step explanation

The rate of hydrolysis of alkyl chloride improves because of better Nucleophilicity of I–.

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