Class 12 Chemistry — Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
96 practice questions · 32 Easy · 32 Medium · 32 Hard
Practise Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 6, "Haloalkanes and Haloarenes", with 96 NCERT-aligned multiple-choice questions. The set is split into 32 Easy, 32 Medium and 32 Hard questions, so you can warm up on the fundamentals and then push into the exam-level problems that separate top scorers in CBSE Board exams, JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET UG.
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Key concepts: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (Class 12 Chemistry)
This chapter covers the haloalkanes and haloarenes — their preparation, properties, and the nucleophilic substitution (SN1/SN2) and elimination reactions.
- Classification
- Organic compounds with halogen on sp³ carbon (haloalkanes) or on an aromatic ring (haloarenes); they differ greatly in reactivity.
- Nucleophilic substitution
- Haloalkanes undergo SN1 (two-step, via carbocation, favoured by 3° and polar protic solvents) and SN2 (one-step, inversion, favoured by 1°).
- Stereochemistry
- SN2 proceeds with inversion of configuration (Walden inversion); SN1 gives racemisation through a planar carbocation.
- Elimination
- Dehydrohalogenation (−HX) gives alkenes; Zaitsev's rule predicts the more substituted alkene as the major product.
- Low reactivity of haloarenes
- C–X bond in haloarenes has partial double-bond character (resonance), making nucleophilic substitution difficult.
💡 Exam tips for Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
- SN1 favours 3° halides (stable carbocation); SN2 favours 1° halides (less steric hindrance).
- Haloarenes resist nucleophilic substitution due to resonance and the sp²-C–X bond.
Sample questions
General formula of haloalkanes:
Replace one H of alkane with halogen.
Sn2 reaction is:
Backside attack; inversion of configuration.
E2 elimination requires:
Concerted with stereoelectronic requirement.
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes — FAQs
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This chapter covers the haloalkanes and haloarenes — their preparation, properties, and the nucleophilic substitution (SN1/SN2) and elimination reactions. Key ideas include Classification, Nucleophilic substitution, Stereochemistry, Elimination, Low reactivity of haloarenes.
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