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 light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below:

(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

(B) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

(C) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Organic Compounds Containing Halogens: JEE Main 2024 Chemistry question

JEE Main 2024 · 30 Jan, Evening shift · Q1154

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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

\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}}{ }^2

mechanism. Statement - II: A secondary alkyl halide when treated with a large excess of ethanol follows

\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{N}}{ }^1

mechanism. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below:

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