AP EAMCET201823 Apr 2018Evening ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
The rate of dehydrohalogenation of which one among the following is less ?
Options
- ACH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ Br
- BCH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ Cl
- CCH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂
Correct answer
B. CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ Cl
Step-by-step solution
Dehydrohalogenation reaction order is alkyl halide relative reactivity order is 3^ >2^ >1^ Alkyl halide reactivity order is I > Br > Cl > F (in elimination of F is rarely used). When heated with strong base, alkyl halides typically undergo a 1, 2-elimination reaction to generate alkenes.