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Question
How is alkyl halide converted into alcohol by using Moist silver oxide?
Answer in Brief
Solution
Alkyl halide when heated with moist Ag2O, undergoes hydrolysis and forms an alcohol.
\[\ce{Ag2O + H2O → 2AgOH}\]
\[\ce{R - X + AgOH ->[\Delta] R - OH + AgX}\]
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