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Alkyl Halide

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reaction

SN1 Hydrolysis

The Alkyl Halide section begins with nucleophilic substitution reactions and gives this SN1 hydrolysis route.

R−X+H2O→AgNO3R++AgX↓⟶ROHR-X+H_2O\xrightarrow{AgNO_3}R^+ + AgX\downarrow \longrightarrow ROH

Notes

  • RR may rearrange.

  • Alkyl halides are hydrolysed to alcohol very slowly by water, but rapidly by silver oxide suspended in boiling water.