Hydrocarbons Question 224
Question: When 2-bromobutane reacts with alcoholic KOH, the reaction is called [KCET (Med.) 2001]
Options:
A) Halogenation
B) Hydrogenation
C) Chlorination
D) Dehydro-halogenation
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ CH_3-\underset{\underset{Br}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{CH}}-CH_2-CH_3\xrightarrow{alc.KOH}\underset{\text{2-butene}}{\mathop{CH_3CH=CHCH_3}} $ The reaction is dehydrohalogenation.
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