Factors affecting the rate of nucleophilic substitution reactions
This page explains how the nature of the halogen and whether the halogenoalkane is primary, secondary or tertiary affects the rate of substitution reactions of halogenoalkanes with nucleophiles such as the hydroxide ion. It reinforces chemistry given elsewhere on the site but focuses specifically just on nucleophilic substitution reactions. Apart from the identity of the nucleophile itself, there are two main factors...