Which of the following is a primary alkyl halide ?

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isobutyl bromide

neo - Pentyl chloride

isopentyl bromide

all are primary halides

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

A primary alkyl halide is an alkyl halide (haloalkane) in which the halogen atom $(F, C l, B r o r I)$ is linked to a primary carbon.

The structures for given options are below.

Isobutyl bromide:- ${CH}_{3} - CH ({CH}_{3}) - {CH}_{2} - Br$

neo-Pentyl chloride:- ${CH}_{3} - C {({CH}_{3})}_{2} - {CH}_{2} - Cl$

iso-pentyl bromide:- ${CH}_{3} - CH ({CH}_{3}) - {CH}_{2} - {CH}_{2} - Br$

In all the alkyl halides, halogen is attached to primary carbon.

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