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Alkyl halides
Question

Which one of the following compounds will be most reactive for SN1 reactions?

Moderate
Solution

(a), (b), (c) all lead to a stable carbocation (Carbocation is stabilized by +M effect of oxygen)

But (a) contains the best leaving group ‘I’.

Hence, the correct answer is (A).

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