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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

Bromocyclopentane, on treatment with NaI in dry acetone (Finkelstein reaction), gives

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NaI in dry acetone drives a simple S2 halide-exchange (Finkelstein) reaction, replacing the single C–Br bond with a C–I bond at the same

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