Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Haloalkanes contain halogen bonded to sp³

Haloalkanes contain halogen bonded to sp³ carbon (alkyl halides, allylic halides, benzylic halides), while haloarenes have halogen bonded to sp² carbo

SN2 mechanism involves simultaneous bond formation

SN2 mechanism involves simultaneous bond formation and breaking in single step with inversion of configuration. SN1 mechanism proceeds through carboca

Chiral molecules are non

Chiral molecules are non-superimposable mirror images that rotate plane-polarized light. Asymmetric carbon with four different groups creates chiralit

β

β-elimination forms alkenes following Zaitsev's rule (more substituted alkene preferred). Competition between substitution and elimination depends on

Aryl halides are less reactive toward

Aryl halides are less reactive toward nucleophilic substitution due to resonance stabilization, sp² hybridization, and phenyl cation instability. Elec