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प्रश्न
Show how will you synthesize pentan-1-ol using a suitable alkyl halide.
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उत्तर
Hydrolysis of 1-bromopentane by aqueous NaOH gives pentan-1-ol.
\[\ce{\underset{1-bromopentane}{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - Br} + NaOH ->[\Delta][S_{N}2 Hydrolysis ] \underset{pentan-1-ol}{CH3CH2CH2CH2 - CH2 - OH} + NaBr}\]
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.......................}\ce{Br}\\
\phantom{......................}|\\
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH - CH3 ->[HBr] CH3 - C - CH2 - CH3}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......................}|\phantom{........}\\
\phantom{}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...}\ce{OH}\phantom{...................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.....}
\end{array}\]
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