Q65 of 97 Page 142

Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than n-propyl chloride. Why?

Allyl Chloride, CH2=CH—CH2Cl, is more readily hydrolysed than n-propyl chloride, CH3—CH2—CH2Cl, because of the presence of the ϖ bond which gives the property of resonance stabilization to the CH3—CH2—CH2+ carbocation to be very stable. Due to the formation of carbocation, the molecule undergoes hydrolysis more readily.


More from this chapter

All 97 →
63

Why can aryl halides not be prepared by reaction of phenol with HCl in the presence of ZnCl2?

 64

Which of the following compounds would undergo SN1 reaction faster and why?

(A)



(B)



 66

Why is it necessary to avoid even traces of moisture during the use of a Grignard reagent?

 67

How do polar solvents help in the first step in SN1 mechanism?