how the substitution reaction happens

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Substitution reaction (also known as single displacement reaction or single substitution reaction) is a chemical reaction during which one functional group in a chemical compound is replaced by another functional group(a more reactive group displaces a less reactive one) .Substitution reactions are of prime importance in organic chemistry. Substitution reactions in organic chemistry are classified either as electrophilic or nucleophilic which you will be studying in detail in higher classes

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