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ChemistryHalogen DerivativeNUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNIMedium2 minQB
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Reaction of C₆H₅CH₂Br with aqueous sodium hydroxide follows ____________.

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

A benzyl carbocation is resonance stabilised; NCERT therefore assigns Sₙ1 under the stated conditions.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Halogen DerivativeSubtopic:NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNI
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