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What is the class of the substitution product of the reaction between LiAlH4 and an alkyl halide?(a) Haloalkane(b) Hydrocarbon(c) Nitroalkane(d) Alkyl nitriteThis question was posed to me in exam.My doubt is from Haloalkanes & Haloarenes in section Haloalkanes and Haloarenes of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct choice is (b) Hydrocarbon

Easiest EXPLANATION: The nucleophile in LiAlH4 is the H ATOM which attacks the halogen in the alkyl HALIDE and substitutes it to form the BASIC hydrocarbon.



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