Question

What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous qh?

Answer 1

methyl bromide is treated with sodium in the presence of dry ether, ...
However, it undergoes hydrolysis when heated in an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at a temperature of 623 K and a pressure of 300 atm to form phenol.
(iv) When ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH, it undergoes hydrolysis to form ethanol.