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Vinyl chloride is hydrolyzed more slowly than ethyl chloride because the
Explanation:
There are two reasons for the slow hydrolysis of vinyl chloride.
(a) The carbon atom in vinyl chloride is
The
(b) The
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Vinyl chloride is a hybrid of two resonance structures.
The second structure is a minor contributor but, to the extent that it occurs, it gives some double bond character to the
In ethyl chloride the
Thus, vinyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis more slowly than ethyl chloride.