JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

Which of the following is an excellent substrate for SN2 reaction?

Answer: (C)

Solution

α-Haloketones are classic "activated" SN2 substrates: the strongly electron-withdrawing adjacent carbonyl inductively increases

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