The list shows the structural formulas of some haloalkanes.
Haloalkanes reaction with aqueous hot potassium hydroxide to form alcohols.
Select a haloalkane from the list in part a) which would form a diol (a molecule with two OH groups).
Using 'curly arrows' complete the mechanism of the reaction between haloalkane W and hot aqueous potassium hydroxide to form an alcohol. Include relevant dipoles in the mechanism.
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The same reaction in part c) was repeated using haloalkane Y. State whether the reaction with haloalkane Y would be faster or slower than the reaction with haloalkane W.
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