10.7 Which alkyl halide from the following pairs would you expect to react more rapidly by an mechanism? Explain your answer.
(i) or
In this case, the rate of reaction will depend on the hindrance of the substrate.
Since 1- Bromobutane is a alkyl halide and 2- Bromobutane is a alkyl halide hence 2- Bromobutane gives more hindrance to the nucleophile.
Hence 1- Bromobutane reacts faster.