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Organic compounds have many industrial applications.

1-Bromobutane reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide, NaOH(aq), to form butan-1-ol.

Draw the transition state produced in this mechanism.

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Charge and square bracket must be included.

Accept two partial negative charges on Br AND O in HO, shown either as $\delta-$ or $\frac{1}{2-}$ .

Partial bonds from HO to C AND from C to Br must be shown.

Accept any angle for the partial bonds.

Accept carbocation, or a valid transition state, if $S_{N} 1$ named in (d)(l).

Accept any correct representation including skeletal structures.

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