Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Halogen compounds

Halogen compounds — practice question

When phenacyl chloride, $\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{COCH}_2\text{Cl}$, reacts with aqueous NaOH, this substitution proceeds by an $\text{S}_\text{N}2$ mechanism. Which structure shows a species produced in the reaction?

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