Practice mode Alkyl Halides

Heating bromoethane with aqueous KOH mainly produces ____.

Correct answer A. ethanol

Explanation

In aqueous solution OH⁻ acts mainly as a nucleophile and replaces bromine (substitution), giving ethanol. Alcoholic KOH instead favours elimination to ethene.

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