When methyl alcohol is treated with NaH, the product is CH 3 O - Na + (and
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When methyl alcohol is treated with NaH, the product is CH3O-Na+ (and H2) and not Na+ -CH2OH (and H2). Explain why this is so.
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ISBN: 978-1118133576
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