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MHT CET Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsMHT CET

The compound that will react most readily with NaOH to form methanol is

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydroxide attacks a methyl group (SN2) and displaces the best leaving group: in the trimethylsulphonium ion the leaving group is the neutral, stable dimethyl sulphide, so methanol forms most readily;

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