Which alkynyl halide will most rapidly give a substitution product at C1 upon reaction with a nucleophile like NaSPh assuming that the mechanism is a rate-determining addition followed by an elimination?   A. 1-iodobutyne   B. 1-fluorobutyne    C. 1-bromobutyne   D. 1-chlorobutyne

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  1. Which alkynyl halide will most rapidly give a substitution product at C1 upon reaction with a nucleophile like NaSPh assuming that the mechanism is a rate-determining addition followed by an elimination?

      A.

    1-iodobutyne

      B.

    1-fluorobutyne 

      C.

    1-bromobutyne

      D.

    1-chlorobutyne

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