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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

Question

Isopropyl bromide reacts with alcoholic KOH to give
Options
A Propene
Correct Answer
B Isopropyl alcohol
C Propane
D n-Propyl alcohol
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Isopropyl bromide (2-bromopropane) with alcoholic KOH undergoes dehydrohalogenation to give propene (CH3CH=CH2).

Hint

What alkene is formed from dehydrohalogenation of isopropyl bromide?

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