Chemistry · Alkyl Halides and Amines

The scenario describes nucleophilic substitution of 1-chlorobutane, where -OH serves as the nucleophile, as sodium hydroxide is aqueous instead of alcoholic. As such, alcohol is produced as -OH substitutes the Cl atom so, option B is correct.

Option A is incorrect as alkyl halides cannot be directly converted to aldehydes.

Option C, an alkene, would be produced if the sodium hydroxide was in an alcohol solvent or if the reactant was alcoholic KOH instead of aqueous. This is because, in these conditions, an elimination reaction occurs instead of a substitution reaction, producing an alkene upon the elimination of the halogen and adjacent carbons hydrogen atom.

Option D is incorrect as ketones cannot be formed directly from alkyl halides.

Option A is incorrect as alkyl halides cannot be directly converted to aldehydes.

The scenario describes nucleophilic substitution of 1-chlorobutane, where -OH serves as the nucleophile, as sodium hydroxide is aqueous instead of alcoholic. As such, alcohol is produced as -OH substitutes the Cl atom so, option B is correct.

Option C, an alkene, would be produced if the sodium hydroxide was in an alcohol solvent or if the reactant was alcoholic KOH instead of aqueous. This is because, in these conditions, an elimination reaction occurs instead of a substitution reaction, producing an alkene upon the elimination of the halogen and adjacent carbons hydrogen atom.

Option D is incorrect as ketones cannot be formed directly from alkyl halides