Which among the following is most common in alkyl halides?

Which among the following is most common in alkyl halides?
  1. Nucleophilic substitution
  2. Electrophilic substitution
  3. Electrophilic addition
  4. Nucleophilic addition

Solution


Alkyl halides readily undergo nucleophilic substitution like \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 2\) and \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}} 1\). Here a stronger nucleophile, \(\mathrm{Nu}^{\ominus}\) substitutes a weaker nucleophile (leaving group : \(X^{-}\)) from an alkyl halide.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (17 Sep Shift 1)

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