NEET2019ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
CH ₃- CH ₂- CH ₂- Br Alc. KOH Final product is
Options
- Apropene
- Bpropanol
- Ccyclopropane
- Dpropane-1, 2-diol
Correct answer
A. propene
Step-by-step solution
When haloalkane containing -hydrogen atom is heated with alc. KOH solution, then alkene is formed CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ Br alc. KOH CH ₃ - Propene CH = CH ₂ In this reaction, hydrogen is elimated from -carbon and the halogen is lost from -carbon atom. As a result, an alkene is formed as a product. Due to the involvement of elimination of -hydrogen atom, the process is often called -elimination.