Chapter 19, Problem 2Q

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The reason forbenzyl chloride to give a test with silver nitrate with ethanol and KI with acetone whereas bromobenzene remains unreactive needs to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Alkyl halides have halogen group as the functional group which can substitute with other groups to give substitutional reactions. In the nucleophilic substitution reactions, the reactivities of the alkyl halides depends on two important factors such as reaction conditions and substrate structure.