Out of CCl4 and SiCl4 which one react with water and why?

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SiCl4 undergoes rapid hydrolysis because of the following reasons- 1) steric hindrance- of Clicking blocks the C atom and prevents water from attacking whereas Si is larger so it is more susceptible to attack by the nucleophile. 2)lack of low lying d-orbitals of C atom. 3)C-Cl bond is less polarized...
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SiCl4 undergoes rapid hydrolysis because of the following reasons- 1) steric hindrance- of Clicking blocks the C atom and prevents water from attacking whereas Si is larger so it is more susceptible to attack by the nucleophile. 2)lack of low lying d-orbitals of C atom. 3)C-Cl bond is less polarized than Si-Cl bond as the difference in electronegativity is smaller in C-Cl than Si-Cl. read less
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