Question

Ethyl alcohol is obtained when ethyl chloride is boiled with.

• A. Alcoholic KOH
• B. Aqueous KOH
• C. Water
• D. Aqueous $KMnO_{4}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Aqueous KOH

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}Cl + KOH_{(aq)}\overset{\quad\quad}{\rightarrow}C_{2}H_{5}OH + KCl$