Explain the reason for the following:
A primary alkylhalide, RX, reacts with KCN to give an alkyl cyanide and with AgCN to give an alkyl isocyanide as the major, product.
Explain the reason for the following:
Tertiary butyl iodide forms tertiary butyl alcohol with water, but with an alkali solution, it yields isobutylene (2-methyl propene).
Explain the reason for the following:
Unlike the chlorine atom in CH3Cl, that in chlorobenzene, C6H5Cl is not easily replaced by the -OH group.
Chlorine in chlorobenzene is not easily replaced by -OH group because of resonace effect. In chlorobenzene the electron pairs are in conjugation with pi-electrons of the ring. C-Cl bond acquires a partial double bond character due to resonace. As a result, the bond cleavage in chlorobenzene is difficult than chloromethane.
Explain the reason for the following:
Halogens delocalize electrons in the benzene ring in the order F > Cl > Br > I.