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  4. In two separate experiments equal quantities of an alkyl halide, C4H9Cl, were treated at the same temperature with equal volume of 0.1 molar and 0.2 molar solutions of NaOH respectively. In the two experiments,t1/2 of the two reactions were the same. The most likely structure of halide is

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Q. In two separate experiments equal quantities of an alkyl halide, $C_4H_9Cl$, were treated at the same temperature with equal volume of $0.1\, molar$ and $0.2\, molar$ solutions of $NaOH$ respectively. In the two experiments,$t_{1/2}$ of the two reactions were the same. The most likely structure of halide is

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

As it is independent of the concentration of $NaOH$. So, it undergoes via $S_N1$. So, most likely the halide is tertiary halide.