The reaction of CH₃Cl with NaOH is an example of:
Solution
CH₃Cl (methyl halide, 1°) reacts with NaOH via SN2 — backside attack of OH⁻ on carbon, single step bimolecular mechanism.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution
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