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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question:

Statement I: Treatment of HOCH2CH2Br with OH in H2O gives mainly

Statement II: Oacts as a nucleophile in the reaction

Options:

Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

Both statement I and statement II are correct but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

Statement I is correct but statement II is false

Statement I is false but statement II is correct

Correct Answer:

Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1. Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

Statement I: Treatment of HOCH2CH2Br with OH in H2O gives mainly

Statement II: Oacts as a nucleophile in the reaction.

The reaction takes place by neighbouring group participation in a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Here, O− acts as a nucleophile, the mechanism is given below: