JIPMER 2019
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
JIPMER 2019 · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-Br Alc. KOH Final product is
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
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.