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ChemistryHalogen DerivativeNUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNIMedium2 minQB
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The number of reactions that will give retention in configuration are :

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Answer:
2
Solution:

(i) SOCl₂ (no pyridine) → SNi mechanism → retention

(ii) PBr₃ → SN2 → inversion

(iii) PCl₃ → SN2 → inversion

(iv) SOCl₂ / pyridine → SN2 → inversion

(v) Williamson ether synthesis → reaction at O, not C → retention

Answer: 2 reactions (i, v)

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