Given below are two statements:
Statement – I: High concentration of strong nucleophilic reagent with secondary alkyl halides which do not have bulky substituents will follow $S_{N} 2$ mechanism.
Statement – II: A secondary alkyl halide when treated with a large excess of ethanol follows $S_{N} 1$ mechanism.
In the the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the questions given below:

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Both statement I and Statement II are true.

Both statement I and Statement II are false.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Statement – I: Rate of $S_{N} 2 \propto [R - X] [{Nu}^{-}]$

$S_{N} 2$ reaction is favoured by high concentration of nucleophile $({Nu}^{-})$ & less crowding in the substrate
molecule.

Statement – II: Solvolysis follows $S_{N} 1$ path. Both are correct Statements.

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