COMEDK2014ChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes

The reaction, CH ₃ CH ₂ I + KOH (a q) CH ₃ CH ₂ OH + KI is classified as

Options

Aelectrophilic substitution
Bnucleophilic substitution
Celectrophilic addition
Dnucleophilic addition

Correct answer

B. nucleophilic substitution

Step-by-step solution

Alkyl halides are hydrolysed to corresponding alcohols by boiling with aqueous alkali solution ( NaOH or KOH ). CH ₃ CH ₂ I + KOH CH ₃ CH ₂ OH + KI This is nucleophilic substitution reaction in which the attacking nucleophile is OH ⁻ .

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