Ncert Exercises & Solutions

The halogen exchange reaction among the following is exhibited by:

1.	\(\begin{aligned}RX \ + \ NaI \ \xrightarrow[]{\textbf{Acetone}} \ RI \ + \ NaX \\ \\ \end{aligned} \)
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Hint: One halogen substitute another halogen

In a halogen exchange reaction, one halogen gets change by another halogen. The reaction in which halogen exchange takes

place is known as the Finkelstein reaction. The reaction is as follows:

RX + NaI → RI + NaX