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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question:

What is the class of the substitution product of the reaction between LiAlH₄ and an alkyl halide?

Options:

Haloalkane

Hydrocarbon

Nitroalkane

Alkyl nitrite

Correct Answer:

Hydrocarbon

Explanation:

The nucleophile in LiAlH₄ is the H atom which attacks the halogen in the alkyl halide and substitutes it to form the basic hydrocarbon.