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Sik Yu
Sik Yu asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 decade ago

Displacement Reactions Chlorine, Bromine and Iodine?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    If you are talking about Sn2 reactions in nonprotic solvents then the order of displacement, from more prone to least prone to displace, is

    Cl > Br > I

    On the other hand, if your reactions are Sn2 but carried out in protic solvents then the order of displacement is reversed:

    I > Br > Cl

    Finally, if the reaction is Sn1 then the reaction rate is the same because it only depends on formation of a cation intermediate.

    I hope you found this helpful.

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