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Which of the following options is the correct description of Ammonolysis?

Options

  1. AAmmonolysis is a reaction in which ammonia is used to hydrolyze esters, yielding carboxylic acids and amines a
  2. BAmmonolysis is a method for converting alcohols into primary amines using ammonia and a reducing agent.
  3. CWhen an alkyl or benzyl halide is allowed to react with an ethanolic solution of ammonia, it undergoes a nucle
  4. DAmmonolysis is a reaction in which an amine is used to replace a functional group in a molecule with an amino

Correct answer

C. When an alkyl or benzyl halide is allowed to react with an ethanolic solution of ammonia, it undergoes a nucle

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (C) When an alkyl or benzyl halide is allowed to react with an ethanolic solution of ammonia, it undergoes a nucleophilic substitution reaction in which the halogen atom is replaced by an amino (−NH 2 ) group. This process of cleavage of the carbon-halogen bond is known as ammonolysis.

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