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COMEDK · Chemistry · 25. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

The order of reactivities of methyl halides in the formation of Grignard reagent is

  1. A \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{I}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{I}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{I}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{I}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{I}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Br}>\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl}\)

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The order of reaction of methyl halides increases from fluorine to iodine due to decrease in \(C-X\) bond strength. \(\therefore\) The order of reactivities of methyl halides in formation of Grignard reagent is…