Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Halogen compounds

Halogen compounds — practice question

Aqueous sodium hydroxide reacts with $1$-bromopropane to form propan-$1$-ol. What is the correct description of the first step in the mechanism?

  • Aby a curly arrow from a lone pair on the $\text{OH}^-$ ion to the $\text{C}^{\delta+}$ atom of $1$-bromopropane
  • Bby a curly arrow from the $\text{C}^{\delta+}$ atom of $1$-bromopropane to the $\text{OH}^-$ ion
  • Cby a curly arrow from the $\text{C-Br}$ bond to the $\text{C}$ atom
  • Dby the homolytic fission of the $\text{C-Br}$ bond

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