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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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1-Bromobutane reacts with alcoholic KOH to mainly give
Options
A 1-Butene
B 2-Butene
Correct Answer
C 1-Butanol
D 2-Butanol
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

1-Bromobutane with alcoholic KOH undergoes dehydrohalogenation (elimination) to give alkenes. The major product is 2-butene (more substituted alkene, Zaitsev product), with 1-butene as a minor product.

Hint

What is the major elimination product from 1-bromobutane?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1209 of 1999
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