Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 272
Question: Which of the following cannot undergo nucleophilic substitution under ordinary conditions [J & K 2005]
Options:
A) Chlorobenzene
B) tert-butylchloride
C) Isopropyl chloride
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
All the given species undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction.
This reactivity can be explained in terms of the nature of $ C-X $ bond which is highly polarised covalent bond due to large difference in the electronegativities of carbon and halogen atoms.
$ -\overset{{{\delta }^{+}}}{\mathop{C}},-\overset{{{\delta }^{-}}}{\mathop{X}}, $
