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Question
Show how will you synthesize cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an SN2 reaction.
Solution 1
When chloromethylcyclohexane is treated with sodium hydroxide, cyclohexylmethanol is obtained.
Solution 2
Hydrolysis of cyclohexylmethyl bromide by aqueous NaOH gives cyclohexylmethanol.
Notes
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