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The hydrolysis of optically active 2-bro...

The hydrolysis of optically active 2-bromobutane with aqueous NaOH result in the formation of :

A

(-)-butan-2-ol

B

(`+-`)-butan-2-ol

C

(+)-butan-2-ol

D

(`+-`)-butan-1-ol

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B
`underset("2-Bromobutane")(CH_(3)-underset(Br)underset(|)CH-CH_(2)-CH_(3)) overset(aq. NaOH)to underset((+-)-"Butan-2-ol")(CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)CH-CH_(2)CH_(3))`
2-Bromobutane is a `2^(@)` alkyl halide which can undergo nucleophilic substitution by `S_(N)1` or `S_(N)2` mechanism. This will lead to the production of both tha enantiomers `(+-)`.
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