Which one of the following will yield alcohol upon treatment with aq. KOH ?
CH3CH2-Cl
As we learnt ,
Preparation of alcohol -
By treatment with ag.KOH or moist Ag2O
- wherein
Primary haloalkanes upon treatment with aq. KOH yields alcohols. Tertiary halides, with strong base prefer to undergo E2 elimination reaction.
Therefore, option (2) is correct.