The product forms when an alkyl halide reacts with an alkoxide is:

hydrocarbon

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unsaturated hydrocarbon

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ether

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alcohol

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Solution

The correct option is D ether
When an alkyl halide reacts with an alkoxide, the product forms is an ether. This reaction is known as Williamson's ether synthesis.

An example of this synthesis is:
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O N a + C H_{3} C H_{2} C l \to C_{2} H_{5} O C_{2} H_{5} + N a C l$
alkoxide alkyl halide ether

Option C is correct.

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