Question

ethyle chloride is treated with aqueous KOH?​

Answer 1

Ethyl chloride can undergo both nucleophilic substitution as well as elimination reactions with strong alkali like KOHKOH. When it undergoes nucleophilic substitution, ethyl alcohol is formed as major product.

C_2H_5Cl + KOH(aq) \rightarrow C_2H_5OH + KClC

2

H

5

Cl+KOH(aq)→C

2

H

5

OH+KCl

Answer 2

When ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH, it undergoes hydrolysis to form ethanol