Question

Benzyl Chloride is more reactive than Ethyl Chloride both in Sn1 and Sn2 conditions. -Explain.​

Answer 1

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1-chloro-2-phenylethane is Ph-CH2-CH2-Cl, and if it undergoes the SN1 reaction, the intermediate would be Ph-CH2-CH2(+). Because of the intervening CH2 group, the carbocation that would be formed is an ordinary primary carbocation. So the SN1 reaction will not occur in 1-chloro-2-phenylethane, except perhaps under forcing (high temperature) conditions and even then, the carbocation is likely to undergo rearrangement.

Benzyl chloride, Ph-CH2-Cl, forms the intermediate Ph-CH2(+), and here the carbocation is stabilized by resonance with the benzene ring. [Exercise: draw the four resonance structures of Ph-CH2(+).] This makes benzyl chloride the more reactive towards SN1 reactions.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Benzyl Chloride is more reactive than Ethyl Chloride both in Sn1 and Sn2 conditions. -Explain