Given below are two statements.
Statement I An alcohol does not react with 
ion in aqueous medium, but reacts with concentrated 
solution to form alkyl chloride,
Statement II The strong acid 
accelerates the removal of proton from 
group of alcohol.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
is a strong acid and protonates the oxygen atom of alcohol.
Water is a better leaving group than chloride ion. Hence alkyl chloride is formed along with a molecule of water.
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