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JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

$Which among the following is most common in alkyl halides?$

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

A $Nucleophilic substitution$
B $Electrophilic substitution$
C $Electrophilic addition$
D $Nucleophilic addition$

Correct answer: A

Solution

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

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