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55. The elimination of hydrogen halide molecule from two adjacent carbon atom
of an alkyl halide is called and carried out by:
A. Dehalogenation & KOH(alc)
B. Dehydrohalogenation & KOH(aq)
C. Dehydrohalogenation & KOH-(alc)
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D. Dehydrogenation & KOH(alc)​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Alkenes can be obtained from haloalkanes (alkyl halides). These haloalkanes are usually bromo and iodo and less commonly, chloro derivatives. Haloalkanes on heating with alcoholic KOH loses one molecule of hydrogen halide to give alkene