Chemistry A-Level
Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
What Hydrolysis of haloalkanes means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A substitution reaction in which a haloalkane is heated with aqueous sodium or potassium hydroxide, or with water alone, giving an alcohol and a halide ion.
Topics that use Hydrolysis of haloalkanes
- Haloalkanes (OCR A-Level)
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