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2-Chloropropane reacts with sodium hydroxide to give a mixture of organic two products, 2-propanol and propene.

The 2-propanol is formed by nucleophilic substitution and the propene by base catalysed elimination.

2
  +  
2
NaOH
         
  +  
CH3–CH=CH2
  +  
2
NaCl
  +  
H2O
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2-Chloropropane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
2-Propanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Propene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Elimination
Elimination: Second Order
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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