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COMEDK20269 May 2026Morning ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual

Identify X, Y and Z.

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The reactant is 1-chloro-1-phenylethane. Aqueous KOH acts as a nucleophile and undergoes a substitution reaction with the alkyl halide to form an alcohol. Therefore, [X] is 1-phenylethanol, C ₆ H ₅ CH(OH)CH ₃ . Silver nitrite ( AgNO ₂ ) is a predominantly covalent compound. The lone pair on the nitrogen atom attacks the electrophilic carbon, leading to the formation of a nitroalkane. Therefore, [Y] is (1-nitroethyl)benzene, C ₆ H ₅ CH(NO ₂ )CH ₃ . Potassium nitrite ( KNO ₂ ) is an ionic compound, providing the nitr

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