Q. Which of the following reactions is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction?
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Solution:
In nucleophilic substitution, a nucleophile provides an electron pair to the substrate and the leaving group departs with an electron pair.
These are usually written as SN (S stands for substitution and N for nucleophilic) and are common in aliphatic compounds especially in alkyl halides and acyl halides.
