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Why is chlorobenzene unreactive w/ sn1 and sn2 mechanisms?

April 26, 2017Chemistry chlorobenzene Mathematics mechanisms sn1 sn2 unreactive

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Why is chlorobenzene unreactive w/ sn1 and sn2 mechanisms?

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Chlorobenzene in unreactive in Sn1 and Sn2 because it is an aromatic compound. There is no way in which you can form a carbanion on an aromatic ring, and this is essential to the Sn1, and Sn2 mechanisms (Sn2 in the transition state).