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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

How many of the following alkyl halides CANNOT be prepared by the Finkelstein reaction?

, , , CH_3CH(CH_3)CH_2-Cl, ,

Answer: 4

Solution

The Finkelstein reaction (treatment with NaI in dry acetone) converts an alkyl chloride or bromide into the corresponding alkyl iodide; its product is always an iodide, never a chloride or bromide. Among the six listed compounds, the two iodides ( and )

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