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NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3hx113

In the Finkelstein reaction, proceeds to completion mainly because

  1. A is insoluble in dry acetone and precipitates
  2. B is a gas that escapes
  3. C is insoluble in dry acetone and precipitates, shifting the equilibrium forward
  4. D is a poorer nucleophile than , which favours the product

Answer: C

dissolves in dry acetone but (and ) do not. Their precipitation removes a product from solution and drives the reversible exchange to the right (Le Chatelier).
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