State the general reactions of alkyl halides $(RX)$ with different nucleophiles.

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(N/A) Alkyl halides $(RX)$ react with various nucleophiles to form different products. The general reaction is: $R - X + Nu^{-} \rightarrow R - Nu + X^{-}$.
The following table summarizes the reactions:
| Nucleophile $(Nu^{-})$ | Reagent | Product $(R-Nu)$ |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| $OH^{-}$ | $NaOH_{(aq)} / KOH_{(aq)}$ | $R-OH$ (Alcohol) |
| $OH^{-}$ | $H_{2}O$ | $R-OH$ (Alcohol) |
| $OR'^{-}$ | $NaOR'$ | $R-OR'$ (Ether,Williamson synthesis) |
| $I^{-}$ | $NaI$ | $R-I$ (Iodide,Finkelstein reaction) |
| $NH_{3}$ | $NH_{3}$ | $R-NH_{2}$ ($1^{\circ}$-Amine) |
| $R'NH^{-}$ | $R'-NH_{2}$ | $RNHR'$ ($2^{\circ}$-Amine) |
| $R''NR'$ | $R''-NH-R'$ | $R-N(R')R''$ ($3^{\circ}$-Amine) |
| $CN^{-}$ | $KCN_{(aq)}$ | $R-C \equiv N$ (Cyanide/Nitrile) |

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