haloalkanes

• nucleophilic substitution

  + aqueous potassium or sodium hydroxide -> alcohols
• nucleophilic substitution

  + alcoholic potassium alkoxide -> ethers
• nucleophilic substitution

  + ethanolic potassium or sodium cyanide -> nitriles
• elimination reactions 


  + strong base (e.g. ethanolic potassium or sodium hydroxide) -> alkenes