Question

Ethyl bromide on reaction with alc.koh gives

Answer 1

Answer:

When ethyl bromide reacts with alcoholic KOH, it undergoes beta elimination . The lone pair on O in OH attracts the hydrogen on the beta carbon( the carbon next to the carbon which has the bromide group) and the potasssium cation attracts the bromide group. The product is ethene and the by products are water and KBr