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Question
How would you carry out the following conversion?
Bromoethane to ethanol.
Very Short Answer
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Solution
Alkyl halides (haloalkanes) on hydrolysis with dilute alkali give alcohol.
\[\ce{\underset{Bromoethane}{C2H5Br} + KOH_{(aq)} -> \underset{Ethanol}{C2H5OH} + KBr}\]
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