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  4. A dextro-rotatory optically active alkyl halide undergoes hydrolysis by SN2 mechanism. The resulting alcohol is

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Q. A dextro-rotatory optically active alkyl halide undergoes hydrolysis by $ {{S}_{N}}2 $ mechanism. The resulting alcohol is

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Solution:

$ {{S}_{N}}2 $ reactions occur with inversion of configuration. Therefore, an optically active reactant gives an optically active product whose sign of rotation cannot be predicted i.e. option is correct.