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(a). Why are alkyl halides insoluble in water? (b). Why is butan-1-ol optically inactive but butane-2 ol is optically active in nature? (c). Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group yet it is ortho para directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Why? |
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Answer» Solution :(a). Athough ALKYL halides contain a polar `C-X` bond, they are not involved in any intermolecular HYDROGEN BONDING with water. THEREFORE, these are water insoluble. (B). Butan-2-ol has a chiral carbon while it is absent in butan-1-ol. (c). N/A |
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