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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
CBSEENCH12007750

Write the names of the main products obtained when Bromoethane is treated with an aqueous alkali.

Solution
The bromine atom of bromoethane gets substituted by (OH-) when it is treated with potassium hydroxide and forms ethanol.
stack CH subscript 3 space minus space CH subscript 2 space with Bromoethane below minus space Br space plus space KOH left parenthesis aq right parenthesis space rightwards arrow space space CH subscript 3 space minus stack space CH subscript 2 minus space OH space with Ethanol below plus space KBr