Consider the reaction ${ CH3CH2CH2Br + NaCN -> CH3CH2CH2CN + NaBr } $ This reaction will be the fastest in
- ethanol
- methanol
- N, N' - dimethylformamide (DMF)
- water
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
SN2 Reaction and Solvent Choice
The reaction follows an \({S_N2}\) mechanism, where the nucleophile directly attacks the substrate from the opposite side of the leaving group, leading to a simultaneous bond-breaking and bond-forming process. In such reactions, the most suitable solvent should be polar aprotic.
Why Polar Aprotic Solvent?
Polar aprotic solvents, such as dimethylformamide (DMF), are preferred for \({S_N2}\) reactions because:
- They are polar enough to stabilize the charged nucleophile.
- They do not have hydrogen bonding, which means they do not solvate the nucleophile strongly, allowing the nucleophile to remain reactive.
Therefore, DMF, a polar aprotic solvent, is ideal for promoting the rate of the \({S_N2}\) reaction.
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Concepts Used:
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
The hydrocarbons such as Haloalkanes and Haloarenes are the ones, in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced with halogen atoms. The main difference between Haloalkanes and Haloarenes is that Haloalkanes are derived from open chained hydrocarbons, also called alkanes, and Haloarenes are derived from aromatic hydrocarbons.
- Haloalkanes have hydrocarbons made up of aliphatic alkanes and one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by halogens (elements such as Chlorine, Bromine, Fluorine, Iodine, etc.) whereas, haloarenes consist of aromatic ring or rings and one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by halogens.
- In haloalkanes, the halogen atom is attached to the sp3 hybridized carbon atom of the alkyl group whereas, in haloarenes, the halogen atom is attached to the sp3 hybridized carbon atom of the alkyl group.
- Haloalkanes are saturated organic compounds where all the chemical bonds are attached to the carbon atom with single bonds and a single carbon atom is attached to the Halogen atom, whereas, the haloarenes differ from Haloalkanes by their method of preparation and properties.
- Haloalkanes are made by aliphatic alkanes by the process of free radical halogenation, whereas, haloarenes are made by direct halogenation of aromatic rings.
- Haloalkanes are odorless compounds, whereas, haloarenes have a sweet odor.
- Haloalkanes precipitate in SN2 substitution reactions, whereas, haloarenes do not precipitate in SN2 substitution reactions.
- Example of haloalkanes is CH3Cl (Methyl Chloride) and CH3CH2Br (Ethyl Bromide) and the example of haloarenes is Chlorobenzene, Bromobenzene.