Question

Which halide does not get hydrolysed by sodium hydroxide?

• A. Vinyl chloride
• B. Methyl Chloride
• C. Ethyl chloride
• D. Isopropyl chloride

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

In vinyl chloride, the C-Cl bond acquires some double bond character due to resonance.

Vinyl chloride
Thus, it is very difficult to break C-Cl bond. Hence, vinyl chloride does not get hydrolysed by NaOH.