Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Study Problems - Page 280: 6-46 a

Answer

The starting material is a cyclohexyl attached to CH2I. Using NaOH as base, -OH is the nucleophile that attacks the CH2. The OH replaces the I and forms the product.

Work Step by Step

See image for mechanism.
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