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substitution reaction


A chemical reaction in which one atom or group of atoms replaces (usually in the same structural position) another atom or group in a molecule or ion. A simple example is the reaction in which the chlorine atom in chloromethane is displaced by the hydroxide ion to form methanol:
CH3Cl + -OH right arrow CH3OH + Cl-

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