[stinkstinkstink111]

Haloalkanes undergo nucleophillic substitution or elimination. What are the conditions that decide which will occur? Answer probably has something to do with the alcoholic condition but I'm not sure. Thx.

[cliverlong]

Try here

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/haloalkanemenu.html#top

Clive

[Mitch]

As a general rule nucleophillic substitution will go for tertiary haloalkanes and elimination for primary. Secondary halokanes will likely go by both. However these are broad strokes, it will depend on many factors including solvent, whether the reaction is intramolecular, nuclophillicity...