Asked in ETEA MDCAT 2008 2008Moderate

Dehydrahalogenation·of alkyl halide·is carried with:

Correct answer: A. Alcoholic KOH

  • A. Alcoholic KOH
  • B. Aqueous KOH
  • C. Aqueous NaOH
  • D. Alcoholic HaOH

Explanation

The suitable reagent used for dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides would be alcoholic KOH. Here are some examples.

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Elimination reactions remove a leaving group and a hydrogen atom from adjacent carbon atoms to form an alkene. The topic covers dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides, E1 and E2 mechanisms, the role of base, solvent and substrate structure, and Zaitsev orientation, which is often contrasted with substitution.

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