Answer to Question #57706 in Organic Chemistry for reena

Question

What is general equation for the hydrolysis of a halogenoalkane

This would be helpful beacuse I need to write my own made up equations for ahalogenalkane

Answer 1

The general equation for hydrolysis:
R-X + H2O → ROH + HX
Where X – the halogen, ROH – the alcohol and HX – the acid.
For instance,
CH3CH2I + H2O → CH3CH2I + HI
CH3Cl + H2O → CH3OH + HCl