It has been suggested that the solvolysis of 2-(bromomethyl)-5-nitrophenol at alkaline pH values involves the intermediate shown in brackets. Give a curved-arrow mechanism for the formation of this intermediate and for its reaction with aqueous hydroxide ion to give the final product.

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O₂N- Figure P18.68 CH₂Br OH H₂O, -OH CH₂ [. O₂N- + Br H₂O O₂N- CH₂OH -OH