Interpretation : To know the importance of substitution reactions in
Concept Introduction : Substitution reaction is a reaction in which one functional group of a compound is replaced by another functional group. These reactions are also called or in other words known Single displacement reactions. There are three types of substitution reactions −
1) Nucleophilic 2) Electrophilic 3) Homolytic.
Answer to Problem 3LC
Substitution reactions are important as they form new products.
Explanation of Solution
The functional group is replaced in a substitution reaction to form a new product. For example, the reaction between hydroxide ion and chloromethane gives rise to Methanol.
Here chlorine is a functional group that got replaced with a Hydroxyl ion thus leading to a new product Methanol.
Hence substitution is important in organic chemistry for the production of new chemical compounds.
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