Reduction of aldehyde, ketones and esters with No Alcohol is called Bouveault-blanc reduction.
The reaction produces a primary alcohol with methanol, a secondary alcohol with aldehydes( except methanal) and tertiary alcohol with ketones
( iv) Hydrolysis of alkyl halides
R – X + KOH( aq) → ROH + KX
To avoid dehydrohalogenation of RX, mild alkalies like moist
Ease of hydrolysis of alkyl halides RI > R – Br > RCI > and t > s > p alkyl halides.
( v) Hydrolysis of ethers