Question
Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than n-propyl chloride. Why?
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Answer
Allyl chloride shows high reactivity because the carbocation formed by hydrolysis is stabilised by resonance while no such stabilisation of carbocation exists in the case of n-propyl chloride.
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