Hydrolysis of Alkyl Halides
(review of Chapter 8)

Summary

• Alkyl halides can be converted to alcohols using water or hydroxide as the nucleophile.
• Mechanism is a simple nucleophilic substitution
• Elimination reactions can be a problem particularly if hydroxide is used.
• Not particularly common as alkyl halides are most often prepared from alcohols.

• Substitution reactions of Alkyl Halides
• Substitution reactions of Alcohols
   

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