Question

Which of the following is boiled with ethyl chloride to form ethyl alcohol.

• A. Alcoholic KOH
• B. Aqueous KOH
• C. $H_{2}O$
• D. $H_{2}O_{2}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Aqueous KOH

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}Cl + \underset{(aq)}{KOH} \rightarrow C_{2}H_{5}OH + KCl$