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How do you convert an alkyl halide to alcohol?

Answer 1

Ryan Andrews

may be done by alkaline hydrolysis with aqueous caustic soda or hydrated silver oxide

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Answer 2

Isabella Acosta

You can convert an alkyl halide to alcohol through nucleophilic substitution or reduction reactions. Nucleophilic substitution involves replacing the halide ion with a nucleophile, often using a strong nucleophile like hydroxide (OH⁻). Reduction reactions involve using reducing agents, such as lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄) or sodium borohydride (NaBH₄), to reduce the halide to an alcohol.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.