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Question
Write the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction:
\[\ce{CH3CH(Br)CH2CH3 + NaOH ->[water]}\]
Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH2CH3 + NaOH ->[H2O][Hydrolysis] CH3 - CH - CH2CH3 + NaBr + H2O}\\
|\phantom{........................................}|\phantom{......................}\\
\ce{\underset{2-Bromobutane}{Br}}\phantom{................................}\ce{\underset{Butan-2-ol}{OH}}\phantom{......................}
\end{array}\]
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