Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 256

Question: Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is a/an [MH CET 2004]

Options:

A) Nucleophilic substitution reaction

B) Elimination reaction

C) Both nucleophilic substitution and elimination reaction

D) Rearrangement

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide on presence of alcoholic potash is an example of elimination reaction.

RCH2CH2Cl+KOHalc.,Δ RCH=CH2+KCl+H2O



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