Chemical reactions of Haloalkanes

  1. Nucleophillic substitution reactions
(i) Nucleophillic substitution reactions basic mechanism
(ii) Substitution reaction of alkyl halide with potassium nitrite
(iii) Substitution reaction of alkyl halides with silver nitrate
(iv) Hoffmann ammonolysis –  Reaction of alkyl halides with ammonia
(v) Reaction of Haloalkanes with carboxyl group
(vi) Substitution reaction of alkyl halide by isocyanide group
(vii) Substitution reaction of alkyl halides by potassium cyanide
(viii) Williamson’s synthesis , substitution of alkyl halides with alkoxy group
(ix) Substitution reaction of alkyl halides with hydroxyl group
(x) Reaction of haloalkanes with azide group

2. Elimination reactions

(i) Dehydrohalogination
(ii) Elimination reaction in the presence of alcoholic (alc) KOH