Question

Consider the follwing reactions:

Arrange the following reactiosn in the decreasing order of greater proportion of inverted product and select the correct answer.
A. `(I) gt (II) gt (III) gt (IV)`
B. `(II) gt (I) gt (III) gt (IV)`
C. `(III) gt (II) gt (I) gt (IV)`
D. `(IV) gt (III) gt (II) gt (I)`

Answer 1

Correct Answer - `d`
Inverted product means`SN^(2)`. ltBrgt `SN^(2)` reaction is faster in more polar protic solvent with neutral nucelophile `(H_(2)O)`.