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21.How are alkyl halides prepared from alcohols? |
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Answer» Treatingalcoholswith HCl, HBr, or HI (which all fall under the catch-all term “HX” where X is ahalide) results in the formation ofalkyl halides. This occurs in a two step process: first, thealcoholis protonated to give its conjugate acid. Secondly, a substitution occur. R-OH + H-X→R-O⁺H₂+X⁻→R-X open page no. 286 in chemistry text book...... of ncert.... |
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