Hydrocarbons Question 376
Question: 2-chlorobutane is heated with alcoholic NaOH, the product formed in larger amount is [RPET 1999; AMU 2000]
Options:
A) 1-Butene
B) 1-Butyne
C) 2-Butene
D) All of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ CH_3-\underset{\underset{H}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{CH}}-\underset{\underset{Cl}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{CH}}-\underset{\underset{H}{\mathop{|}}}{\mathop{CH_2}}\underset{-HCl}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{alc.NaOH}}} $
$ CH_3CH=CH-CH_3 $
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