Hydrocarbons Question 360
Question: A mixture of 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane when treated with alcoholic KOH gives [NCERT 1990]
Options:
A) 1-propene
B) 2-propene
C) Isopropylene
D) All the three
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ CH_3CH_2CH_2Cl+KOH\to $
$ CH_3-CH=CH_2+KCl+H_2O $
$ \begin{matrix} CH_3-\underset{|}{\mathop{C}}H-CH_3+KOH\to CH_3-CH=CH_2+KCl+H_2O \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Cl \\ \end{matrix} $