Practice Methods Of Preparation Of Haloalkanes (6.4)

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Question 1.
What is a haloalkane?
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Think of the structure of an alkane and consider what happens when hydrogen is replaced.
Question 2.
Name a method to prepare haloalkanes from alcohols.
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Recall the chemicals that can replace the hydroxyl group.
3Question 3.
What is the preferred method for synthesizing alkyl iodides from alkyl chlorides?
- Finkelstein Reaction
- Grignard Reaction
- Esterification
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Recall the type of reaction used for creating iodides.
4Question 4.
True or False: Haloarenes are more reactive than haloalkanes towards nucleophilic substitution.
- True
- False
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Consider the stability of the bonds in haloarenes.
Question 5.
Design a synthesis route for converting an alcohol with four carbons into its corresponding iodide.
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Consider the chemicals that effectively replace -OH.
Question 6.
Analyze the reactivity difference in nucleophilic substitution between various haloalkanes. Justify the order observed.
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Reflect on factors like steric hindrance and carbocation stability.

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