JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes JEE Main

Which one is a nucleophilic substitution reaction among the following?

(A)CH₃CHO + HCN → CH₃CH(OH)CN
(B)CH₃–CH=CH₂ + H₂O --H⁺--> CH₃–CH(OH)–CH₃
(C)RCHO + R′MgX → R–CH(OH)–R′
(D)CH₃–CH₂–CH(CH₃)–CH₂Br + NH₃ → CH₃–CH₂–CH(CH₃)–CH₂–NH₂Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Ammonia (nucleophile) displaces bromide from the alkyl bromide — nucleophilic

See the full step-by-step solution

Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.

Create a free account

Question ID VK-139803