Question

The order of reactivity of alkyl halides towards elimination reaction is

• A. $3^{\circ }>2^{\circ }>1^{\circ }$
• B. $2^{\circ }>1^{\circ }>3^{\circ }$
• C. $3^{\circ }>1^{\circ }>2^{\circ }$
• D. $1^{\circ }>2^{\circ }>3^{\circ }$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Order of reactivity of alkyl halides towards elimination reaction (both $E1$ and $E2$ ) is $3^{\circ }>2^{\circ }>1^{\circ }$