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How are alcohols prepared from haloalkanes?(a) By treating with concentrated H2SO4(b) By heating with aqueous NaOH(c) By treating with a strong reducing agent(d) By treating with Mg metalThe question was posed to me in semester exam.My question comes from Alcohols and Phenols in chapter Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right option is (b) By heating with aqueous NaOH

Explanation: Haloalkanes when heated with aqueous NaOH or KOH give respective ALCOHOLS. This is a nucleophilic substitution REACTION where the halide group is REPLACED by the OH NUCLEOPHILE.



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