Studied by 1 personWhat is a haloalkane?
A haloalkane is an alkane with at least one halogen atom in place of a hydrogen atom.
Haloalkanes → Alcohols
Hydrolysis (which is a nucleophilic substitution reaction)
What is needed to carry out the hydrolysis (nucleophilic substitution reaction)?
A warm aqueous alkali, for example sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or potassium hydroxide (KOH).
What can be used instead of a warm alkali during the hydrolysis?
Water - but it is a much slower reaction.
Which haloalkane is hydrolysed the fastest?
Iodoalkanes because they have the weakest bonds.
Which haloalkane is hydrolysed the slowest?
Fluoroalkanes because they have the strongest bonds.
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