Question

What is substitution reaction chemical reaction example?

Answer 1

Substitution reaction (also known as single displacement reaction or single substitution reaction) is a chemical reaction during which one functional group in a chemical compound is replaced by another functional group. ... A good example of a substitution reaction is halogenation.

Answer 2

⭕️Substitution reaction is simply a reaction in which one of the functional group in a compound is replaced by other group.

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⭕️A reaction in which an atom replaces another atom present in a molecule undergoing the reaction.

⭕️ In this an element replaces one or more hydrogen atoms present in a hydrocarbon.

Example:-

⭕️Alkanes undergo substitution reactions in which one or more hydrogen atoms of alkanes are replaced by halogens.

➖CH3Cl + Cl2  ⇒ CH2Cl2 + HCl 

➖CH2Cl2 + Cl2 ⇒ CHCl3 + HCl 

➖CHCl3 + Cl2  ⇒ CCl4 + HCl