JEE Main 2020 — Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question with Solution
JEE Main 2020 (02 Sep Shift 1)
Question
Which of the following compounds will show retention in configuration on nucleophile substitution by ?
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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
Option 1,2 and 3 have chiral carbon in which inversion of configuration takes place during reaction but 4th option has achiral carbon associated with halogen group so it will show retention after substitution reaction.
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