1-phenyl, 2-chloropropane on treatment with aqueous ${\rm{KOH}}$ gives mainly:

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1-phenyl, 2-chloropropane on treatment with aqueous

\mathrm{KOH}

gives mainly:

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Correct option: C

1-phenylpropan-2-ol

Option C (1-phenylpropan-2-ol) is correct because the reaction of 1-phenyl, 2-chloropropane with aqueous KOH leads to nucleophilic substitution, replacing the chlorine with a hydroxyl group.

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