Tertiary alkyl halide is practically inert to substitution by SN2 mechanism because of

Question

Tertiary alkyl halide is practically inert to substitution by SN2 mechanism because of (A) Insolubility (B) Instability (C) Inductive effect (D) Steric hindrance

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In tertiary alkyl halides steric hindrance does not allow substitution by SN2 mechanism in which the nucleophile attacks on the carbon atom and the reaction takes place in single step.

Q. Tertiary alkyl halide is practically inert to substitution by $S_{N} 2$ mechanism because of

Insolubility

Instability

Inductive effect

Steric hindrance

In tertiary alkyl halides steric hindrance does not allow substitution by $S_{N} 2$ mechanism in which the nucleophile attacks on the carbon atom and the reaction takes place in single step.

Q. Tertiary alkyl halide is practically inert to substitution by SN​2 mechanism because of