Nucleophilic Substitution of CH3Br

Nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions are fundamental mechanisms in organic chemistry, often involving alkyl halides. In nucleophilic substitution, a nucleophile replaces a leaving group in a molecule, while elimination reactions involve the formation of a double bond. Consider the following reaction:

CH3Br + OH^- → ?

In this reaction, the bromide ion is the leaving group and hydroxide acts as the nucleophile. Which of the following products is formed from this reaction?