C6H5-CH3-HC-Br-H2O - HO-CH3-HC-C6H5 - HBrThe above reaction results in 98

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Nucleophilic Substitution in Alkyl Halides

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$C_{6} H_{5} - C H_{3} | C | H - B r + H_{2} O ⟶ H O - C H_{3} | C | H - C_{6} H_{5} + H B r$
The above reaction results in 98% racemization. The reaction mainly follows

{S_{N}}^{1}

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{S_{N}}^{2}

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E^{1}

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E^{2}

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C_{6} H_{5} - C H_{3} | C | H - B r + H_{2} O \to H O - C H_{3} | C | H - C_{6} H_{5} + H B r

Predict the order of reactivity of the following compounds in SN1 and SN2 reactions

C6H5CH2Br , C6H5CH(C6H5)Br , C6H5CH(CH3)Br , C6H5C(CH3)(C6H5)

E_{1}

C H_{3} - H O | C H - C H_{3}

C H_{3} - H O | C | C H_{3} H - C H_{3}

C_{6} H_{5} - H O | C | C H_{3} H - C H_{3}

C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} O H

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