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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Which of the following statements is correct for optically active alkyl halides, upon reaction with nucleophiles?

  1. A (a)
  2. B (b)
  3. C (c)
  4. D (d)
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(B) (b)

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If an asymmetric carbon atom is not able to retain its spatial arrangement during a chemical reaction is known as inversion. Which occurs during \(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}}\) 2reaction. The nucleophile attacks the \(\mathrm{C}-X\) bond of an alkyl halide by the backside and so the…