Action of alcoholic KOH and NaOH
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on alcohol
on aldehyde
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It gives hydroxide ion. These hydroxide ions ions which act as strong nucleophile and replace halogen atom from alkyl halide. This results in the formation of alcoholmolecules and the reaction is known as nucleophilic substitution reaction. ... This reaction is known as elimination reaction.
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Being alcoholic KOH and NaOH, eliminate the halide group by removing an alpha hydrogen from the alpha carbon.
For example--
CH3--CH2--Cl_ --- ALCOHOLIC KOH----> CH2==CH2 + HCl
For example--
CH3--CH2--Cl_ --- ALCOHOLIC KOH----> CH2==CH2 + HCl
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