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The synthesis of alkyl fluorides is best accomplished by 

(a) Swart’s reaction 

(b) free radical fluorination 

(c) Finkelstein reaction 

(d) Sandmeyer reaction

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Answer is (a) Swart’s reaction

Alkyl fluorides which cannot be prepared by Finkelstein reaction is best accomplished by Swarts reaction. 

In this reaction, the corresponding fluoride is obtained by the action of mercurous fluoride or antimony trifluoride on corresponding chlorides. The reaction is as follows:

2CH3CI + Hg2F2 → 2CH3F + Hg2CI2

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