Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
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ISBN: 9781319079451
Author: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Interpretation: The reason behind compound A completely stable in ethanol while B converted into another compound rapidly should be explained.

Concept introduction: The haloalkanes react with various solvents such as water, ethanol to give substituted products that have halide replaced by nucleophilic part of solvent. Such reactions are termed solvolysis. The experimental order of reactive for three types of halides towards solvolysis is as follows:

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