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

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`(CH_(3))_(4)N^(+)I^(-)`
`CH_(3)OCH_(3)`
`(CH_(3))_(3)S^(+)I^(-)`
`(CH_(3))_(3)CI`

Solution :It isunderstoodfrom previous lessons that positive NITROGEN is a stronger ACID as compared to positive sulphur, and shall accept the ELECTRON pair more readily on an internal nucleophilicattack of the `OH^(+)` ion.
`(CH_(3))_(4)N^(+)I^(-)+NAOH rarr (CH_(3))_(4)N^(+)OH^(-)+NaI,(CH_(3))_(4)N^(+)OH^(-) overset(Delta)rarr (CH_(3))_(3)N+CH_(3)OH`


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