Organic Chemistry: Haloalkanes

Question 1

what is the reaction of haloalkanes?

Answer 1

nucleophilic substitution

Question 2

what types of haloalkanes can undergo nucleophilic substitutions?

Answer 2

primary haloalkanes

Question 3

what is a nucleophile?

Answer 3

an electron pair donor to form a new covalent bond

Question 4

what is the rate of hydrolysis trend of haloalkanes?

Answer 4

increases because the carbon-halogen bond enthalpies decreases as you go down group 7

Question 5

what is the method of hydrolysis of haloalkanes?

Answer 5

• set up 3 test tubes and in each test tube add 1cm3 of ethanol and 2 drops of either 1-chloro/bromo/iodobutanes
• stand these test tubes in a 60 water bath
• add a test tube containing silver nitrate solution to the water bath and allow all test tubes to reach a constant temperature
• add 1cm3 of silver nitrate to each test tube