JEE Main 2019ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesMediumMCQ

JEE Main 2019Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question with Solution

JEE Main 2019 (09 Apr Shift 2)

Question

Increasing order of reactivity of the following compounds for SN1 substitution is:

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Correct answer
BB<A<D<C

Step-by-step explanation

SN1 reactivity order stability of carbocation

SN1 is unimolecular because the slow step of the reaction involves only the substrate, the reaction is unimolecular. Because only the substrate is present in the transition state, the rate of the reaction depends only on its concentration and not on the concentration of the nucleophile.

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