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

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

  1. A is false but R is true
  2. A is true but R is false
  3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  4. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

Solution

Iodide ion is a powerful nucleophile and hence reacts rapidly with RCl to form RI. Further because I− ion is a better leaving group than Cl− ion, therefore , RI is more rapidly hydrolysed than RCl to form ROH.

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