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Justify and arrange the following compounds namely, ethyl chloride, isopropyl chloride, tertiary butyl chloride in increasing order of reactivity towards the asked displacement namely :

(a) S_{N}1

(b) S_{N}2

 

 
 
 
 
 

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a) ethyl chloride < isopropyl chloride < tertiary butyl chloride

Due to increasing stability of carbocation

(b) tertiarybutylchloride < isopropyl chloride  < ethyl chloride

Due to decreasing steric hindrance

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