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What is the product formed when 1-bromobutane is reacted with aqueous sodium hydroxide? Draw the mechanism that explains the reaction pathway of this nucleophilic substitution reaction.

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When 1-bromobutane is reacted with aqueous sodium hydroxide  NaOH , the product formed is 1-butanol. This reaction is an example of a nucleophilic substitution reaction, specifically an SN2 reaction.Here is the mechanism for this reaction:1. The hydroxide ion  OH-  from sodium hydroxide acts as a nucleophile and attacks the electrophilic carbon atom  the one bonded to the bromine  in 1-bromobutane.2. As the hydroxide ion forms a bond with the carbon atom, the carbon-bromine bond starts to break, and the bromide ion  Br-  is released as a leaving group.3. The final product, 1-butanol, is formed as the hydroxide ion is now bonded to the carbon atom, and the bromide ion is released as a byproduct.The reaction can be represented as:CH3CH2CH2CH2Br + OH-  CH3CH2CH2CH2OH + Br-
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