JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

The silver salt of a fatty acid on refluxing with an alkyl halide gives an

Answer: (B)

Solution

Silver carboxylates react with alkyl halides (SN2, favoured by Ag⁺ assisting halide departure) to give esters: RCOOAg + R'X → RCOOR' + AgX.

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