NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3o3059
In the Finkelstein reaction, CHX3CHX2CHX2Cl is heated with NaI in dry acetone. The main product and the reason the reaction goes to completion are
ACHX3CHX2CHX2I; NaI is insoluble in acetone and precipitates
BCHX3CHX2CHX2F; NaCl is insoluble in acetone and precipitates
CCHX3CHX2CHX2OH; acetone supplies the hydroxyl group
DCHX3CHX2CHX2I; NaCl is insoluble in acetone and precipitates
Answer: D
Iodide displaces chloride by SN2, giving 1-iodopropane. NaI dissolves in acetone but NaCl does not, so the precipitation of NaCl removes a product and drives the equilibrium forward.