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Alkyl iodides are often prepared by the reaction of alkyl chlorides/ bromides with NaI in dry acetone. This reaction is known as

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Sandmayer's reaction
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Finkelstein reaction
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Markovnikov’s reaction
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Swarts reaction
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The correct option is B Finkelstein reaction
Alkyl iodides are often prepared by the reaction of alkyl chlorides/ bromides with NaI in dry acetone. This reaction is known as Finkelstein reaction.

RX+NaIdry acetone−−−−−−RI+NaX (X=Cl,Br)

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