Question

Which of the following statements are correct for the given alcohol?
$R-OH\stackrel{X^{\ominus }}{\to }R-X+\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$

• A. Reaction will not take place because $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is poor leaving group; $X^{\ominus }$ is weak base and $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is strong base
• B. Reaction will not take place because is poor leaving group; $X^{\ominus }$ is strong base and $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is weak base
• C. Reaction will not take place because $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is strong leaving group; $X^{\ominus }$ is strong base and $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is weak base
• D. Reaction will not take place because $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is good leaving group; $X^{\ominus }$ is weak base and $\stackrel{\ominus }{O}H$ is strong base

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Nucleophilic substitution of alcohol is acid catalysed reaction